Can hyper-localized information on climate impacts and positive action motivate climate mitigation and adaptation behavior?
Location
PANEL: Practical Approaches to Measuring and Promoting Systems Thinking: From Medicine to Climate Change
Science Center A255
Document Type
Presentation - Open Access
Start Date
4-26-2024 2:00 PM
End Date
4-26-2024 3:30 PM
Abstract
Encouraging people to reduce carbon emissions and prepare for climatic changes is crucial to addressing the climate crisis. We designed an experiment to assess whether presenting information on local climate change impacts and climate action can decrease psychological distance, increase the saliency of climate threats, enhance efficacy, and ultimately increase motivation for action.
Keywords:
Climate change, Adaptation, Mitigation, Behavior change
Recommended Citation
Novajas, Martina; Sinnet, Peyton; Kearney, Bryn; Chi, Yunzhang; Ndegwa, Nyakwea; Steckler, Sophia; Frantz, Cindy; and Petersen, John, "Can hyper-localized information on climate impacts and positive action motivate climate mitigation and adaptation behavior?" (2024). Research Symposium. 6.
https://digitalcommons.oberlin.edu/researchsymp/2024/presentations/6
Major
Environmental Studies; Psychology
Project Mentor(s)
Cindy Frantz, Psychology and Environmental Studies
John Petersen, Environmental Studies and Biology
2024
Can hyper-localized information on climate impacts and positive action motivate climate mitigation and adaptation behavior?
PANEL: Practical Approaches to Measuring and Promoting Systems Thinking: From Medicine to Climate Change
Science Center A255
Encouraging people to reduce carbon emissions and prepare for climatic changes is crucial to addressing the climate crisis. We designed an experiment to assess whether presenting information on local climate change impacts and climate action can decrease psychological distance, increase the saliency of climate threats, enhance efficacy, and ultimately increase motivation for action.
