Leveraging social cognition to promote effective climate change mitigation
Effective climate change mitigation is a social dilemma: the benefits are shared collectively
but the costs are often private. To solve this dilemma, we argue that we must pay close …
but the costs are often private. To solve this dilemma, we argue that we must pay close …
Uncertainty, rationality and cooperation in the context of climate change
N Raihani, D Aitken - Climatic Change, 2011 - Springer
Climate change represents the largest social dilemma humans have ever faced, where
individual actors maximise their personal gain by emitting greenhouse gases into the …
individual actors maximise their personal gain by emitting greenhouse gases into the …
Human cooperation and the crises of climate change, COVID-19, and misinformation
PAM Van Lange, DG Rand - Annual Review of Psychology, 2022 - annualreviews.org
Contemporary society is facing many social dilemmas—including climate change, COVID-
19, and misinformation—characterized by a conflict between short-term self-interest and …
19, and misinformation—characterized by a conflict between short-term self-interest and …
[HTML][HTML] Cooperation in the climate commons
Climate change is a global externality that has proven difficult to address through formal
institutions alone due to the public good properties of climate change mitigation and the lack …
institutions alone due to the public good properties of climate change mitigation and the lack …
Differentiated responsibilities and prosocial behaviour in climate change mitigation
A characteristic feature of the global climate change dilemma is interdependence between
the underlying economic development that drives anthropogenic climate change—typically …
the underlying economic development that drives anthropogenic climate change—typically …
Reward and punishment in climate change dilemmas
Mitigating climate change effects involves strategic decisions by individuals that may choose
to limit their emissions at a cost. Everyone shares the ensuing benefits and thereby …
to limit their emissions at a cost. Everyone shares the ensuing benefits and thereby …
Resource heterogeneity leads to unjust effort distribution in climate change mitigation
Climate change mitigation is a shared global challenge that involves collective action of a
set of individuals with different tendencies to cooperation. However, we lack an …
set of individuals with different tendencies to cooperation. However, we lack an …
Biased perceptions explain collective action deadlocks and suggest new mechanisms to prompt cooperation
When individuals face collective action problems, their expectations about others'
willingness to contribute affect their motivation to cooperate. Individuals, however, often …
willingness to contribute affect their motivation to cooperate. Individuals, however, often …
Stabilizing the Earth's climate is not a losing game: Supporting evidence from public goods experiments
M Milinski, D Semmann… - Proceedings of the …, 2006 - National Acad Sciences
Maintaining the Earth's climate within habitable boundaries is probably the greatest “public
goods game” played by humans. However, with> 6 billion “players” taking part, the game …
goods game” played by humans. However, with> 6 billion “players” taking part, the game …
Ethics, morality, and the psychology of climate justice
AR Pearson, CG Tsai, S Clayton - Current Opinion in Psychology, 2021 - Elsevier
Climate change is increasingly understood as a social justice issue by academics,
policymakers, and the public; however, the nature of these perceptions and their …
policymakers, and the public; however, the nature of these perceptions and their …