Faith that science will solve environmental problems: does it hurt or help?

Pammett, Jon H.

doi:10.1080/09644016.2015.1023578

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“…The World Values Survey findings are confirmed by the International Social Survey Program, which indicates that less than 50% of respondents worldwide believe the modern science will solve our environmental problems with little change to our way of life (Pammett, 2015) with fairly consistent responses occurring from 1993 to 2010, although 70-80% of respondents believe that science does more good than harm (Pammett, 2015). In the USA, highly differentiated responses to science and its claims to legitimacy are based on political orientation (Leiserowitz, Maibach, Roser-Renouf, Feinberg, & Howe, 2013).…”

Section: Legitimacy Criteria For Defending the Legitimacy Of Sciencementioning

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Preserving the Epistemic Authority of Science in World Politics

Haas

2023

Knowledge and Space

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Governments rely extensively on expertise, and arguably many of the major accomplishments over the last 50 years reflect the ideas and involvement of experts. Yet expertise in world politics is increasingly contested. This chapter looks at the role of science and expertise in the world politics, and the multiple criteria of legitimacy that frame its reception. It concludes with a discussion of how scientific legitimacy can be defended.

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Section: Legitimacy Criteria For Defending the Legitimacy Of Sciencementioning

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Preserving the Epistemic Authority of Science in World Politics

Haas

2023

Knowledge and Space

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“…The crisis has contributed to the devaluation of environmental issues, since everyone's interest has been focused on meeting vital and basic needs that can no longer taken for granted. In other nations economic recession and the rise of anti-scientific beliefs has diverted attention away from environmental issues among citizens and political parties (Pammett 2015) and it seems that the 2007-8 global recession may have further eroded public support for environmental action (Dalton 2015). A recent Eurobarometer survey (Special Eurobarometer 468, 2017), found unemployment was the most important issue facing Greece (54%), followed by its economic situation (46%), with the state of the environment in last place.…”

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Public knowledge, attitudes and perception of ecological debt

Drimili

Zervas

2018

Journal of Political Ecology

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The concept of ecological debt describes the ecological relations between industrialized (developed) and developing countries and the environment. It refers to the responsibility held by those who live in industrialized countries, as well as their accomplices in the South, for the continuing destruction of the planet due to production and consumption patterns. Ecological debt is a potentially powerful tool for re-discussing relations between North and South and for rethinking sustainable development policies. The aim of the current study is to evaluate the public's knowledge, attitude towards, and perceptions of topics related to the concept of ecological debt. A survey was conducted using a structured questionnaire among residents of Athens, the capital of Greece. To the best of our knowledge this is the first time that this issue has been explored, with regard to public opinion and this is the beginning of a discussion on public understanding of ecological debt. The survey reveals that the concept of ecological debt is not widely understood; but the participants seem to agree on the causes of its generation and on its association with external financial debt. The research findings guide alternative proposals to relevant social movements and/or organizations for the design of wake-up policies.Keywords: ecological debt, sustainable development, public acceptance, financial debt

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“…In the affluent democracies, activism is robust (Dalton 2015), albeit changing in its style. We also see subtle evidence in some nations that the economic recession and the rise of anti-scientific beliefs divert attention from environmental issues among citizens and parties (Pammett 2015). In these nations, one can see signs of the adaptation of the environmental movement to changing conditions, rather than systematic growth or decline.…”

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