Climate Change, Population Ageing and Public Spending: Evidence on Individual Preferences

Andor, Mark; Schmidt, Christoph Μ.; Sommer, Stephan

doi:10.1016/j.ecolecon.2018.05.003

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“…No clear differences were found in relation to sociodemographic variables. This is contrary to other studies suggesting relevant differences between age groups in the case of external shocks, such as climate change (Andor et al, 2018;Burlea-Schiopoiu et al, 2021). In this sense, it seems that the impact of the pandemic on the assessment of certain preferences and beliefs was not decisive to change them.…”

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confidence: 94%

The Effects of COVID-19 on Beef Consumer Preferences and Beliefs in Colombia: A Logit Model Approach

Ramirez¹,

Charry

Díaz

et al. 2021

Front. Sustain. Food Syst.

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The COVID-19 pandemic has brought impacts on the food system in several ways, such as on the supply and demand of food or changes in consumer preferences. However, little is known yet about these effects but needs to be analyzed to define actions and policies for crisis mitigation and achieving food system resilience and food security. In this article, we estimate the effect of the COVID-19 lockdown on changes in food consumer preferences in Colombia, applying a logit model approach for seven attributes, namely animal welfare, environmental sustainability, information on the origin and manufacturing of food, food appearance, food price, fair payment to the producer, and food packaging. In addition, we provide an analysis of changes in beef consumption during the lockdown, since the beef industry is among Colombia's most important agricultural activities and is heavily affected by substitution effects. Our results show that consumer beliefs regarding these attributes remained mostly stable, but that income is a determining factor for the decision to consume certain types of food, such as beef, rather than for possible changes in beliefs. This means that income ends up being decisive for the consumption of food such as beef and that, for its part, it does not have a greater weight in the change of beliefs of the people surveyed. The results will help the food system actors in defining interventions for achieving food security and resilience.

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confidence: 94%

The Effects of COVID-19 on Beef Consumer Preferences and Beliefs in Colombia: A Logit Model Approach

Ramirez¹,

Charry

Díaz

et al. 2021

Front. Sustain. Food Syst.

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“…However, some evidence shows that certain values and framing could work. Climate change has sometimes been framed as an intergenerational or legacy issue, though having children or grandchildren does not necessarily affect people's level of concern (Greener and Wiser Taskforce, 2009;Andor et al, 2018;Wickersham et al, 2020). However, it is argued that collaboration between the younger and older generations could be a successful way forward due to older people valuing legacy (Haq, 2021), suggesting that further research may be needed.…”

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confidence: 99%

Climate Change Communication and Engagement With Older People in England

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2022

Front. Commun.

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Although an important and influential demographic, older people have largely been forgotten about in the field of climate change communication and engagement. Despite the United Kingdom (UK) having an ageing population, little is known about how best to involve them in the climate conversation. Based on Climate Outreach's Narrative Workshop methodology, this research contributes towards addressing this gap in the literature by providing some evidence towards what language, values and framing could work well with older people in England, as well as areas to potentially avoid and explore further. The findings of this research demonstrate the importance of community, consideration, responsibility and an international outlook to the research participants, as well as their views that governments and organisations hold important power in relation to climate change.

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“…Age and generational effects are discussed in a large number of studies of public opinion (Franzen and Meyer, 2010), but are rarely the specific focus of research, usually featuring simply as control variables. Andor et al (2018) show that in Germany age is related with concerns about climate change in a non-linear fashion with highest degrees of concern being found in middle age groups and relatively lower levels of concern among the youth and elderly survey respondents. Attitudes toward public spending for the environment conform more to the theoretical model as it is the oldest age categories that are least supportive of such policies.…”

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confidence: 92%

“…The literature on social movements puts emphasis on youth biographical availability (Wiltfang and McAdam, 1991;Corrigall-Brown, 2011) and highlights the continued protest potential of the social movement generation (Caren et al, 2011). Whereas, public opinion research tends to link age with specific interests associated with life cycles (Andor et al, 2018) or contextual factors (Gray et al, 2019) that shape the specific preferences of age groups.…”

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Challenging Climate Strikers' Youthfulness: The Evolution of the Generational Gap in Environmental Attitudes Since 1999

2021

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In 2019, youth took to the street to express their fears and ambitions in relation to climate change. Alongside, many adult and senior citizens expressed their solidarity. While the media present environmental issues as being generationally dividing, we know little about potential differences between generations in terms of environmental attitudes. In this paper, we analyze data collected in the framework of street demonstrations in Switzerland and longitudinal data collected in the Swiss population. Our analyses of survey data on climate strike demonstrators in Switzerland show that while the early demonstrations attracted mostly youth, the age composition of climate strike demonstrators became more diverse over time increasingly including members of different generations. Furthermore, we explore how age differences evolved over the last 20 years using the Swiss Household Panel data. Our analyses show that the share of individuals who favor the environment over the economy is greater among younger generations and that the climate strike generation stands out with the largest share of pro-environmental attitudes. However, all generations have moved in parallel over the last twenty years following a non-linear but generally upward trend illustrating that the political context affects all generations. Overall, our analyses contribute to understanding incremental changes in public attitudes in the environmental area and the role played by generational renewal in these regards.

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Climate Change, Population Ageing and Public Spending: Evidence on Individual Preferences

Cited by 40 publications

References 41 publications

The Effects of COVID-19 on Beef Consumer Preferences and Beliefs in Colombia: A Logit Model Approach

The Effects of COVID-19 on Beef Consumer Preferences and Beliefs in Colombia: A Logit Model Approach

Climate Change Communication and Engagement With Older People in England

Challenging Climate Strikers' Youthfulness: The Evolution of the Generational Gap in Environmental Attitudes Since 1999

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