Effect of “finite pool of worry” and COVID-19 on UK climate change perceptions

Research reveals that a “finite pool of worry” constrains concern about and action on climate change. Nevertheless, a longitudinal panel survey of 1,858 UK residents, surveyed in April 2019 and June 2020, reveals little evidence for diminishing climate change concern during the COVID-19 pandemic. Fu...

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Autores principales: Evensen, Darrick, Whitmarsh, Lorraine, Bartie, Phil, Devine-Wright, Patrick, Dickie, Jennifer, Varley, Adam, Ryder, Stacia, Mayer, Adam
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: National Academy of Sciences 2021
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Social Sciences
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7826411/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33397814
http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2018936118
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Sumario:Research reveals that a “finite pool of worry” constrains concern about and action on climate change. Nevertheless, a longitudinal panel survey of 1,858 UK residents, surveyed in April 2019 and June 2020, reveals little evidence for diminishing climate change concern during the COVID-19 pandemic. Further, the sample identifies climate change as a bigger threat than COVID-19. The findings suggest climate change has become an intransigent concern within UK public consciousness.

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