Personal experience with climate change predicts intentions to act |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Social and Decision Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, United States;2. Department of Psychology, Fordham University, New York, NY 10458, United States;1. Environmental Science Program, University of Idaho, 83844-3006, United States;2. Department of Forest, Rangeland, and Fire Sciences, University of Idaho, 8344-1136, United States;3. Graduate School, Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center (CATIE), Turrialba 30501, Costa Rica;4. Department of Fish and Wildlife Sciences, University of Idaho, 83844-1136, United States;5. Department of Plant, Soil and Entomological Sciences, University of Idaho, 83844-2339, United States;6. Agrobiodiversity and Ecosystem Services Program, Biodiversity International, CGIAR, Montpellier 34950, France;7. Production and Conservation in Forests Program, Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center (CATIE), Turrialba 30501, Costa Rica;8. Department of Sociology and Anthropology, University of Idaho, 83844-1110, United States;9. CIRAD, UMR Innovation, 34398 Montpellier, France;10. Economics and Environment for Development (IDEA), Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center (CATIE), Turrialba 30501, Costa Rica;11. NASA Postdoctoral Program, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 20771, United States;1. Cities Research Centre, Sir Samuel Griffith Centre (N78_3.28), Nathan Campus, Griffith University, 170 Kessels Rd, Brisbane, Queensland 4111, Australia;2. Cities Research Centre, Arts & Education 2 Building (G31_3.14A), Gold Coast Campus, Griffith University, Parklands Dr, Gold Coast, Queensland 4222, Australia;1. Center for Policy Research in Energy and the Environment, Robertson Hall, Princeton, NJ 08540, United States;2. Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment, 86 Olden Street, Princeton, NJ 08544, United States;1. Department of Economic Theory, University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain;2. Avda do Burgo das Nacions, s/n, Facultade de C. Económicas e Empresariais, Universidade de Santiago, 15280, Spain;1. Department of Sociology and Environmental Science and Policy Program, Michigan State University, 509 East Circle Drive, Room 316, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA;2. Lyman Briggs College, Department of Sociology, and Environmental Science and Policy Program, Michigan State University, 919 East Shaw Lane, Room E-35, East Lansing, MI 48825, USA;3. Department of Sociology, Oklahoma State University, 439 Murray, Stillwater, OK 74078, USA;1. American University, United States;2. Australian National University, Australia;3. Indiana University, United States;4. Temple University, United States |
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| Abstract: | The public's willingness to engage in mitigation actions has not received as much attention as the level of belief in Global Warming (GW), especially on the international stage. Research in Western nations indicates that people systematically misunderstand GW and the actions required for mitigation. Important factors that influence judgments about mitigation actions include personal experiences, beliefs, knowledge, values, and worldviews. We present results of an international survey (25 samples from 24 countries) measuring general intentions to act and willingness to engage in specific actions. Our analysis reveals that endorsement of specific actions is (a) lower than general endorsement of mitigation, (b) accompanied by higher intra-individual variance, and (c) more strongly related to personal experiences with GW. This pattern can be attributed to the compatibility between the proximal construal of specific actions and the nature of the personal experience. Lastly we provide recommendations on how these findings can be used to encourage mitigation action. |
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| Keywords: | Environmental decision making Behavioral decision research Climate change Global warming Climate mitigation action Personal experience |
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