From forest fires to floods, Canadians are not immune to the ever-worsening effects of the climate crisis. But why is it so difficult to engage people, organizations, and policymakers on the need for urgent action to mitigate the effects of our changing climate BCIT launched a new 12-week, Flexible Learning course, Environmental and Climate News and Analysis, that explores this question through the ways that people talk about the climate emergency. The course examines the social psychology of climate change with a focus on climate and environmental news and analysis. In this course, Dr. Kamyar Razavi, a climate change journalist and veteran television news producer, will teach learners how to construct environmental news stories for impact, as well as how to develop messages that engage stakeholders on issues pertaining to climate change, environment and sustainability. …The course will also examine the environmental and energy policy landscape in Canada…