Climate security in the digital public square: A lookback at the conversations of 2022 and the road to COP 28

Innovative research methodologies have demonstrated that social media platforms can serve as proxies for public discourse and engagement, yielding invaluable insights into our society’s collective consciousness. The platform X (formerly known as Twitter) has historically been popularly referred to as a digital public square, with daily, rapid-fire conversations on topical issues. Thus, it provides a wealth of data and rich insights into the public sentiment about important topics.