DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2019.12.012
论文题名: From “atmosfear” to climate action
作者: Kundzewicz Z.W. ; Matczak P. ; Otto I.M. ; Otto P.E.
刊名: Environmental Science and Policy
ISSN: 14629011
出版年: 2020
卷: 105 语种: 英语
英文关键词: Climate extremes
; Future scenarios
; Policy implementation
; Risk communication
Scopus关键词: article
; behavior change
; climate change
; fear
; flooding
; global climate
; human
; social change
; uncertainty
英文摘要: Recent studies argue that the scientific communication of climate change overly emphasizes climate extremes. This, in turn, leads to a universal “atmosfear” as an association of anthropogenic climate change with frightening future scenarios. We analyze the factors driving such kinds of atmosfear, concerning the particular cases of hot extremes (heatwaves) and wet extremes (floods). Can uncertainty or fear motivate resilience or even initiate action to cope with potential future challenges? A transition is needed in the current public discourse on climate change: from atmosfear to orchestrated global climate action to rapidly induce the social and behavioral changes that are fundamental to meet climate policy objectives. The current climate change debate is largely framed in terms of risks and damages. However, we argue that positive messages could serve climate action better. We list several positive examples resulting from action against climate change: co-benefits, win-win or multiple-win opportunities, that climate action might entail. © 2019 Elsevier Ltd Citation statistics:
资源类型: 期刊论文
标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/158845
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作者单位: Institute for Agricultural and Forest Environment, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poznań, Poland; Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research Member of the Leibniz Association, Potsdam, Germany; Faculty of Sociology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland; European University Viadrina, Economics Department, Frankfurt (Oder), Germany
Recommended Citation:
Kundzewicz Z.W.,Matczak P.,Otto I.M.,et al. From “atmosfear” to climate action[J]. Environmental Science and Policy,2020-01-01,105