The psychology of denial concerning climate mitigation measures: evidence from Swiss focus groups

By Susanne Stoll-Kleemann, T. O'Riordan, C. Jaeger. 2001

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Subfields: Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Sociology and Political Science

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Are flood victims more concerned about climate change than other people? The role of direct experience in risk perception and behavioural response (2008, background): “…surrounding the issue (Boykoff and Boykoff 2004; Corbett and Durfee 2004; Zehr 2000), which in turn is used to justify denial and inaction on the part of governments and individuals who feel responding to the issue threatens their values and lifestyles (Stoll-Kleemann, O’Riordan, and Jaeger 2001).”
Understanding public complacency about climate change: adults’ mental models of climate change violate conservation of matter (2007, unknown): “Successful implementation of policies based on the best available science is a process of knowledge diffusion and social change, a process involving word of mouth, imitation of trusted authority figures and respected elites, media influence, and emotions, not only rational judgments of costs and ben”
Public understanding of, and attitudes to, climate change: UK and international perspectives and policy (2012, methodology): “, 1994), group discussions (e.g. Darier and Schull, 1999; Stoll-Kleemann et al., 2001; Butler and Pidgeon, 2009; Ryghaug et al., 2011), and Q-sorting (Wolf et al.”
Exploring people's viewpoints on air travel and climate change: understanding inconsistencies (2013, background): “These arguments are also reflected in general barriers which people perceive to engage with climate change and climate change mitigation strategies (Lorenzoni, Nicholson-Cole, & Whitmarsh, 2007 ; Semenza et al, 2008 ; Stoll-Kleemann, O’Riordan, & Jaeger, 2001 ).”
Feasible Options for Behavior Change Toward More Effective Ocean Literacy: A Systematic Review (2019, background): “Unfortunately, the analysis of several studies on environmental and sustainable behavior shows that a mechanism called cognitive dissonance acts as a barrier to feeling emotionally involved or processing new information adequately—and thus to behavioral change (Stoll-Kleemann et al., 2001; Stoll-Kle”
Sustainable development and equity (2009, background): “…the effectiveness of individual action or the soundness Sustainable Development and Equity 4 Chapter 4 of scientific knowledge are well documented (Stoll-Kleemann et al., 2001; Norgaard, 2011; McCright and Dunlap, 2011), as is the concerted effort by opponents of climate action to seed and…”
Is climate change an ethical issue? Examining young adults’ beliefs about climate and morality (2012, background): “Indeed, recent findings suggest that individuals actively work to avoid feeling responsible for climate change, in part by blaming others for their inaction and contributions to the problem (Stoll-Kleemann et al. 2001).”