Participating in a climate prediction market increases concern about global warming

Cerf, Moran; Matz, Sandra; MacIver, Malcolm A.

doi:10.1038/s41558-023-01679-4

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“…Specifically, we found that this effect persisted across policy domains (urban planning, wind energy), with WEIRD and non-WEIRD reference countries (France, Denmark, Colombia), and when individuals considered actual sustainability policies proposed in their own city. Our work adds to a growing body of literature that uses psychological interventions to combat the climate crisis 24 , 25 .…”

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Learning about successfully implemented sustainability policies abroad increases support for sustainable domestic policies

Mackin,

Spelman,

Waytz

2024

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Anthropogenic climate change poses an existential threat to life on Earth, hastening the need to generate support for sustainability policies. Four preregistered studies (total N = 2524) tested whether informing United States citizens about the successful implementation of sustainability policies abroad increased support for similar domestic policies. Studies 1 and 2 found that learning about the successful implementation of sustainability policies (reducing automobile use, using wind energy) abroad increased (1) support for similar domestic policies, (2) intentions to modify behavior to facilitate the adoption of sustainability policies, and (3) behavioral support for sustainability policies. Study 3 found that learning about sustainability policies in both WEIRD (Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, Democratic) (France) and non-WEIRD (Colombia) countries increased support for similar domestic policies. Study 4 found that learning about sustainability policies abroad increased support for domestic policy proposals that would impact participants’ city of residence. Overall, these findings suggest that educating citizens about the implementation of sustainability policies abroad can bolster support for domestic policies that combat climate change.

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Learning about successfully implemented sustainability policies abroad increases support for sustainable domestic policies

Mackin,

Spelman,

Waytz

2024

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“…However, whether personalization also results in an attitude change on climate change is understudied. This is important, since attitudes affect climate action [Cerf et al 2023]. Understanding the effect of personalization on the public's attitude can thus inform about the usefulness of personalization in the fight against climate change.…”

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“…Climate change, due to anthropogenic carbon emissions, is a major environmental problem. One critical driver for climate action is the public's attitude: a study suggests that positive attitudes towards climate-related topics lead to higher support for climate action [Cerf et al 2023]. Attitudes can be affected by many factors, including the perceived credibility of information providers when reading climate information [Scott and Willits 1994, Dong et al 2018, Bouman et al 2021.…”

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The (non)effect of personalization in climate texts on credibility of climate scientists

Leerink,

Bos,

Reijnders

et al. 2024

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Abstract. How we communicate about climate change affects how others think, feel and act. Therefore, the way climate scientists formulate messages is important. In this study, we assess the effect of personalization, operationalized as writing in a conversational style, as previously done by Ginns and Fraser (2010), and perceived credibility of climate scientists. We exposed hundred participants aged between 18 and 35 to three conditions of a text on the climate impact of train versus plane travel, with varying degree of personalization, and assessed the outcome in their attitude (specifically interest and opinion) towards sustainable travel, as well as the perceived credibility of the climate scientist who wrote the text. Results show that there is a small effect in the degree of happiness after reading the different texts, but little other effects. Our main conclusion is that, although personalization may be well received by readers, it may not be the best mode to influence the attitudes of readers towards sustainable travel, nor how readers come to perceive climate scientists' credibility.

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Participating in a climate prediction market increases concern about global warming

Cited by 2 publications

References 45 publications

Learning about successfully implemented sustainability policies abroad increases support for sustainable domestic policies

Learning about successfully implemented sustainability policies abroad increases support for sustainable domestic policies

The (non)effect of personalization in climate texts on credibility of climate scientists

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