Climate actions by climate and non-climate researchers
Abstract Tackling climate change requires both systemic changes and individual lifestyle changes. Are those best placed to understand the risks and solutions to climate change acting on their knowledge? In a large-scale study of N = 9220 researchers across 115 countries, we found that climate resear...
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| author | Fabian Dablander Maien S. M. Sachisthal Jonas M. B. Haslbeck |
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| description | Abstract Tackling climate change requires both systemic changes and individual lifestyle changes. Are those best placed to understand the risks and solutions to climate change acting on their knowledge? In a large-scale study of N = 9220 researchers across 115 countries, we found that climate researchers reported engaging in considerably more advocacy and activism on climate change and, to a lesser extent, high-impact lifestyle changes than non-climate researchers. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-72c06c7d3bf74c3d9132adca7b8059c82025-08-20T02:22:16ZengNature Portfolionpj Climate Action2731-98142024-11-01311410.1038/s44168-024-00187-1Climate actions by climate and non-climate researchersFabian Dablander0Maien S. M. Sachisthal1Jonas M. B. Haslbeck2Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, University of AmsterdamDepartment of Social Psychology, University of AmsterdamDepartment of Clinical Psychological Science, Maastricht UniversityAbstract Tackling climate change requires both systemic changes and individual lifestyle changes. Are those best placed to understand the risks and solutions to climate change acting on their knowledge? In a large-scale study of N = 9220 researchers across 115 countries, we found that climate researchers reported engaging in considerably more advocacy and activism on climate change and, to a lesser extent, high-impact lifestyle changes than non-climate researchers.https://doi.org/10.1038/s44168-024-00187-1 |
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