Overcoming public resistance to carbon taxes

S Carattini, M Carvalho… - Wiley Interdisciplinary …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Carbon taxes represent a cost‐effective way to steer the economy toward a greener future.
In the real world, their application has however been limited. In this paper, we address one …

Communicating science effectively: A research agenda

National Academies of Sciences… - 2017 - books.google.com
Science and technology are embedded in virtually every aspect of modern life. As a result,
people face an increasing need to integrate information from science with their personal …

Climate change perceptions and their individual-level determinants: A cross-European analysis

W Poortinga, L Whitmarsh, L Steg, G Böhm… - Global environmental …, 2019 - Elsevier
There is now an extensive literature on the question of how individual-level factors affect
climate change perceptions, showing that socio-political variables, notably values …

What explains public support for climate policies? A review of empirical and experimental studies

S Drews, JCJM Van den Bergh - Climate policy, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
The lack of broad public support prevents the implementation of effective climate policies.
This article aims to examine why citizens support or reject climate policies. For this purpose …

The behavioural constellation of deprivation: Causes and consequences

GV Pepper, D Nettle - Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 2017 - cambridge.org
Socioeconomic differences in behaviour are pervasive and well documented, but their
causes are not yet well understood. Here, we make the case that a cluster of behaviours is …

Public opinion about climate policies: A review and call for more studies of what people want

M Fairbrother - PLoS Climate, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Around the world, most people are aware of the problem of climate change, believe it is
anthropogenic, and feel concerned about its potential consequences. What they think …

Values, norms, and intrinsic motivation to act proenvironmentally

L Steg - Annual Review of Environment and Resources, 2016 - annualreviews.org
Environmental problems can be reduced if people more consistently engage in
proenvironmental actions. In this article, I discuss factors that motivate or inhibit individuals …

What triggers climate action: The impact of a climate change education program on students' climate literacy and their willingness to act

M Kolenatý, R Kroufek, J Činčera - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
There has been an intensive debate in the field of climate change education about what
predictors influence youth's climate-related behavior and what educational strategies and …

Seagrass ecosystems as a globally significant carbon stock

JW Fourqurean, CM Duarte, H Kennedy, N Marbà… - Nature …, 2012 - nature.com
The protection of organic carbon stored in forests is considered as an important method for
mitigating climate change. Like terrestrial ecosystems, coastal ecosystems store large …

Understanding the human dimensions of a sustainable energy transition

L Steg, G Perlaviciute, E Van der Werff - Frontiers in psychology, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Global climate change threatens the health, economic prospects, and basic food and water
sources of people. A wide range of changes in household energy behavior is needed to …