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171509 https://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.2.N.171509 http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ All Rights Reserved 2022 103 pages Masters Thesis Academic theses Text eng Sabol, Jenny K Lambrecht, Kathryn Madson, Michael Lauer, Claire Arizona State University Partial requirement for: M.S., Arizona State University, 2022 Field of study: Technical Communication The global reliance on fossil fuels is driving climate change and urban air pollution, both of which constitute grave threats to public health. Poor air quality has dramatically increased the incidence of respiratory illness in large cities. Climate change has brought about increased frequency and intensity of extreme weather events which directly affect public safety and lead to destruction of farmland and fresh water sources. A globally scaled transition from fossil fuel combustion to low-carbon “clean” technology for power generation is necessary for both climate change mitigation and urban air quality improvement—a feat that could be feasibly accomplished through worldwide development of renewable energy (RE) infrastructure, consequently resulting in improved pub-lic health. From the perspective of advancing technical communication research, this study performs a qualitative content and frame analysis of recent newspaper articles that draw connections between RE and public health, thereby clarifying the primary messages the public receives about these two topics which are related by climate change. Communication Public Health Climate Change clean energy Climate Change Framing Newspapers Public Health Renewable Energy The Framing of Renewable Energy’s Connection to Public Health in Global Newspapers