Decoding Climate Disagreement: A Graph Neural Network-Based Approach to Understanding Social Media Dynamics

Ruiran Su, Janet Pierrehumbert


Abstract
This paper presents the ClimateSent-GAT Model, a novel approach that combines Graph Attention Networks (GATs) with natural language processing techniques to accurately identify and predict disagreements within Reddit comment-reply pairs. Our model classifies disagreements into three categories: agree, disagree, and neutral. Leveraging the inherent graph structure of Reddit comment-reply pairs, the model significantly outperforms existing benchmarks by capturing complex interaction patterns and sentiment dynamics. This research advances graph-based NLP methodologies and provides actionable insights for policymakers and educators in climate science communication.
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2024.climatenlp-1.5
Volume:
Proceedings of the 1st Workshop on Natural Language Processing Meets Climate Change (ClimateNLP 2024)
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August
Year:
2024
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Bangkok, Thailand
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Dominik Stammbach, Jingwei Ni, Tobias Schimanski, Kalyan Dutia, Alok Singh, Julia Bingler, Christophe Christiaen, Neetu Kushwaha, Veruska Muccione, Saeid A. Vaghefi, Markus Leippold
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ClimateNLP | WS
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Association for Computational Linguistics
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63–81
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https://aclanthology.org/2024.climatenlp-1.5
DOI:
10.18653/v1/2024.climatenlp-1.5
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Ruiran Su and Janet Pierrehumbert. 2024. Decoding Climate Disagreement: A Graph Neural Network-Based Approach to Understanding Social Media Dynamics. In Proceedings of the 1st Workshop on Natural Language Processing Meets Climate Change (ClimateNLP 2024), pages 63–81, Bangkok, Thailand. Association for Computational Linguistics.
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