Resource Type: Social Science Research
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Climate Change in the American Mind: March 2018
April 17, 2018
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Reflections from Supporting Sustained Engagement Tests
April 10, 2018
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The Effect of Geographic Proximity to Unconventional Oil and Gas Development on Public Support for Hydraulic Fracturing
April 9, 2018
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Changing Our Narrative About Narrative: The Infrastructure Required for Building Narrative Power
April 8, 2018
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Undesirable effects of threatening climate change information: A cross-cultural study
March 31, 2018
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Believing in climate change, but not behaving sustainably: Evidence from a one-year longitudinal study
March 31, 2018
Don’t necessarily assume that climate hawks are actually doing much about the environment in their personal lives. Those highly concerned about climate change may be more supportive of government climate policies, but less likely to take personal actions such as recycling, using public transit, buying environmentally friendly consumer products, and using reusable shopping bags, as compared to those skeptical or indifferent about climate change.
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Is the 1.5ºC target possible? Exploring the three spheres of transformation
March 31, 2018
Roadmaps and pathways for decarbonization often gloss over a fundamental question: How do deliberate social transformations happen? Often, the social complexity of transformation processes is downplayed or ignored in favor of technical solutions and behavioral approaches. In this article, the author explores three ‘spheres’ of transformation (the practical, political, and personal) and explores how they can be used to identify leverage points for transformations that support the 1.5 degree C target.