Concerned about Climate Change and Ready to Take Action? An Analysis of the Pro-Climate Actions Individuals Are Motivated to Take to Lower Their Carbon Footprints
Artykuł w czasopiśmie
MNiSW
100
Lista 2024
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| Autorzy: | Olson Sarah, Szafraniec Małgorzata, Heinonen Jukka, Árnadóttir Áróra |
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| Rok wydania: | 2024 |
| Wersja dokumentu: | Drukowana | Elektroniczna |
| Język: | angielski |
| Numer czasopisma: | 16 |
| Wolumen/Tom: | 16 |
| Numer artykułu: | 6755 |
| Strony: | 1 - 29 |
| Impact Factor: | 3,3 |
| Web of Science® Times Cited: | 0 |
| Scopus® Cytowania: | 0 |
| Bazy: | Web of Science | Scopus |
| Efekt badań statutowych | NIE |
| Finansowanie: | This work was funded by the Icelandic Centre for Research (RANNÍS), grant number 207 195-052, and by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education—Poland, grant number FD-20/IL-4/068. |
| Materiał konferencyjny: | NIE |
| Publikacja OA: | TAK |
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| Sposób udostępnienia: | Witryna wydawcy |
| Wersja tekstu: | Ostateczna wersja opublikowana |
| Czas opublikowania: | W momencie opublikowania |
| Data opublikowania w OA: | 7 sierpnia 2024 |
| Abstrakty: | angielski |
| Lifestyle changes are recognized as an important part of climate change mitigation. The influence of climate concern on taking individual actions for climate mitigation is well studied; however, the impact that climate concern has on consumption-based carbon footprints (CBCFs) is less studied. We aim to address this gap by examining the relationship of pro-climate actions, climate motivation, and CBCFs. We utilize data from a carbon footprint calculator with around 8000 responses from residents of the Nordic region. Respondents reported their personal consumption over the past year and answered questions about their participation in pro-climate actions and whether they were motivated by reducing their CBCF. We found that the high-impact actions of avoiding meat and flying had the most impact on CBCFs and had the highest correlation with climate motivation; however, the engagement levels were low. Conversely, the actions with the most participation had a lower impact on CBCFs and correlated less with climate motivation. Although respondents who reported a higher engagement with pro-climate actions and a higher climate motivation generally had lower CBCFs, their footprints were still not compatible with 1.5-degree limits. This study highlights the gap between climate motivation and the level of engagement in high-impact actions necessary for climate-sustainable lifestyles. |
