Australian politicians’ beliefs about climate change: political partisanship and political ideology

Fielding, Kelly S.; Head, Brian; Laffan, Warren; Western, Mark; Høegh-Guldberg, Ove

doi:10.1080/09644016.2012.698887

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“…Political ideology has been shown to be the strongest predictor of politicians' beliefs regarding climate change (2), and political polarization of beliefs regarding climate change in the United States has increased in recent years (3). Generally, these trends are characterized by relatively low and decreasing support from conservatives (2)(3)(4). The link between conservatism and low support for action addressing climate change can have negative social and economic consequences.…”

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Past-focused environmental comparisons promote proenvironmental outcomes for conservatives

Baldwin

Lammers

2016

Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.

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Conservatives appear more skeptical about climate change and global warming and less willing to act against it than liberals. We propose that this unwillingness could result from fundamental differences in conservatives' and liberals' temporal focus. Conservatives tend to focus more on the past than do liberals. Across six studies, we rely on this notion to demonstrate that conservatives are positively affected by past-but not by future-focused environmental comparisons. Past comparisons largely eliminated the political divide that separated liberal and conservative respondents' attitudes toward and behavior regarding climate change, so that across these studies conservatives and liberals were nearly equally likely to fight climate change. This research demonstrates how psychological processes, such as temporal comparison, underlie the prevalent ideological gap in addressing climate change. It opens up a promising avenue to convince conservatives effectively of the need to address climate change and global warming.climate change | temporal comparison | political ideology | attitudes | framing A spirit of innovation is generally the result of a selfish temper and confined views. People will not look forward to posterity, who never look backward to their ancestors.-Edmund Burke, Reflections on the Revolution in France, 1790

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Past-focused environmental comparisons promote proenvironmental outcomes for conservatives

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Lammers

2016

Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.

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“…Liberal and left of centre political parties with leaders prepared to champion a climate agenda increase the possibility of a policy window emerging (Dietz et al, 2007). Australian survey research shows 'progressive' politicians are more likely to believe in climate change and pursue policy action (Fielding et al, 2012). There are exceptions, with British Columbia's climate policies introduced by the centre/right Liberal Party, but the general rule supports a centre/left tendency.…”

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Flirting with Climate Change: A Comparative Policy Analysis of Subnational Governments in Canada and Australia

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2014

Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis: Research and Practice

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“…This can be attributed to clear differences on the issue existing along political party lines in Australia [14]. Unsurprisingly, as an issue of public interest, media reports on water projects serve to sway opinion on climate change issues, as shown in a study on desalination delivery and public interest by Ettehad et al [15].…”

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Water Experts’ Perception of Risk for New and Unfamiliar Water Projects

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Hurlimann

Davidson

2017

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Abstract:In the context of a changing urban environment and increasing demand due to population growth, alternative water sources must be explored in order to create future water security. Risk assessments play a pivotal role in the take-up of new and unfamiliar water projects, acting as a decision-making tool for business cases. Perceptions of risk ultimately drive risk assessment processes, therefore providing insight into understanding projects that proceed and those that do not. Yet there is limited information on the risk perceptions water professionals have of new and unfamiliar water projects. In this study, 77 water professionals were surveyed from across the Melbourne metropolitan water industry to examine risk perceptions over a range of different, unfamiliar water projects. The qualitative data was thematically analysed, resulting in a number of risk perception factors for each hypothetical project. Risk factors that recurred most frequently are those that relate to community backlash and to the reputation of the organisation. These social risk perceptions occurred more frequently than other more technical risks, such as operational risks and process-related risks. These results were at odds with the existing literature assessing risk perceptions of business-as-usual projects, which presented cost as the key risk attribute. This study sheds light on the perceived nature of new and unfamiliar processes in the water sector, providing an understanding that public perceptions do matter to experts involved in water infrastructure decision-making.

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Australian politicians’ beliefs about climate change: political partisanship and political ideology

Cited by 180 publications

References 33 publications

Past-focused environmental comparisons promote proenvironmental outcomes for conservatives

Past-focused environmental comparisons promote proenvironmental outcomes for conservatives

Flirting with Climate Change: A Comparative Policy Analysis of Subnational Governments in Canada and Australia

Water Experts’ Perception of Risk for New and Unfamiliar Water Projects

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