James Painter is Head of the Journalism Fellowship Programme at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, Oxford University. He worked for several years for the BBC World Service and has written extensively on climate change and the media. His latest publication is Poles Apart: The International Reporting of Climate Scepticism (Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, Oxford University).

• Exec summary1. Introduction – ‘Even ostriches need third party insurance’2. The Risk SocietyDefining risk and uncertaintyThe public response to risk and uncertainty Risk as an everyday experience3. When uncertainty is certain The language of uncertaintyThe IPCC’s approachExploiting uncertainty The language of risk 4. Reporting the FutureHow the media report risk and uncertaintyThe challenges of the future 5. Uncertainty and risk in the international print media MethodologySix country results6. Country studiesAustralia, France, India, Norway, the UK and the USA7. Conclusions RecommendationsNotesAppendicesBibliographyAcknowledgements

How the media communicates risk and uncertainty about climate change is critically important. This book highlights good and bad practice by the media and provides extremely sensible suggestions for improvements in the future.' Lord (Nicholas) Stern, Chair of the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, London School of Economics and Political Science

James Painter is Head of the Journalism Fellowship Programme at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, Oxford University. He worked for several years for the BBC World Service and has written extensively on climate change and the media. His latest publication is Poles Apart: The International Reporting of Climate Scepticism (Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, Oxford University).

• Exec summary1. Introduction – ‘Even ostriches need third party insurance’2. The Risk SocietyDefining risk and uncertaintyThe public response to risk and uncertainty Risk as an everyday experience3. When uncertainty is certain The language of uncertaintyThe IPCC’s approachExploiting uncertainty The language of risk 4. Reporting the FutureHow the media report risk and uncertaintyThe challenges of the future 5. Uncertainty and risk in the international print media MethodologySix country results6. Country studiesAustralia, France, India, Norway, the UK and the USA7. Conclusions RecommendationsNotesAppendicesBibliographyAcknowledgements

How the media communicates risk and uncertainty about climate change is critically important. This book highlights good and bad practice by the media and provides extremely sensible suggestions for improvements in the future.' Lord (Nicholas) Stern, Chair of the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, London School of Economics and Political Science

James Painter is Head of the Journalism Fellowship Programme at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, Oxford University. He worked for several years for the BBC World Service and has written extensively on climate change and the media. His latest publication is Poles Apart: The International Reporting of Climate Scepticism (Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, Oxford University).

• Exec summary1. Introduction – ‘Even ostriches need third party insurance’2. The Risk SocietyDefining risk and uncertaintyThe public response to risk and uncertainty Risk as an everyday experience3. When uncertainty is certain The language of uncertaintyThe IPCC’s approachExploiting uncertainty The language of risk 4. Reporting the FutureHow the media report risk and uncertaintyThe challenges of the future 5. Uncertainty and risk in the international print media MethodologySix country results6. Country studiesAustralia, France, India, Norway, the UK and the USA7. Conclusions RecommendationsNotesAppendicesBibliographyAcknowledgements

How the media communicates risk and uncertainty about climate change is critically important. This book highlights good and bad practice by the media and provides extremely sensible suggestions for improvements in the future.' Lord (Nicholas) Stern, Chair of the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, London School of Economics and Political Science