DOI: 10.1080/14693062.2015.1094727
Scopus记录号: 2-s2.0-84945218905
论文题名: The polarization of public concern about climate change in Norway
作者: Aasen M
刊名: Climate Policy
ISSN: 1469-3062
EISSN: 1752-7457
出版年: 2017
卷: 17, 期: 2 起始页码: 213
结束页码: 230
语种: 英语
英文关键词: attitude polarization
; concern about climate change
; public perception
; value orientation
Scopus关键词: climate change
; environmental policy
; perception
; policy making
; Norway
Scopus学科分类: nvironmental Science: General Environmental Science
; Earth and Planetary Sciences: Atmospheric Science
英文摘要: This article contributes to the existing literature by investigating the importance of value orientations for the Norwegian public's climate change concern, by analysing data from a national Gallup Poll from 2003 to 2011. Logistic regressions were conducted to investigate the importance of individualistic and egalitarian values for climate concern, and whether the groups of different value orientations have polarized in their climate concern over time. Respondents who hold less individualistic values and those holding egalitarian values are found more likely to be concerned about climate change than are those holding individualistic and less egalitarian values. Furthermore, the analyses find polarization in climate concern in the period for both value orientations. Increased focus on policy instruments in the political debate may be one explanation for values being increasingly salient. Future research should focus on studying ways to formulate policies given variations in values. One way would be to develop solutions that have co-benefits across groups of different value orientations. However, not all mitigation policies have immediate co-benefits for everyone. Research on how changes in the institutional setting may enhance the logic of social responsibility seems crucial. Policy relevance It is an important social science contribution to increase our understanding of public positions on climate change for developing effective responses to this vexing problem. This study identifies polarization over time between subgroups of different value orientations in their climate change concern. This may have implications for policies, as political solutions may be increasingly dependent on the composition of political leadership. Society and politicians should look for mitigation policies that have co-benefits across groups of different value orientations when possible. However, not all mitigation policies have immediate co-benefits for everyone. One option then is to change the institutional settings from enhancing the logic of individual benefits to enhancing the logic of social benefits for behaviour crucial for mitigating climate change. Finally, narratives about a low-emitting society that are attractive for all groups of value orientations should be emphasized. © 2015 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. Citation statistics:
资源类型: 期刊论文
标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/80312
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作者单位: CICERO, Center for International Climate and Environmental Research–Oslo, Pb 1129, Blindern, Oslo, Norway; NORAGRIC, Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, PO Box 5003, Ås, Norway
Recommended Citation:
Aasen M. The polarization of public concern about climate change in Norway[J]. Climate Policy,2017-01-01,17(2)