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The negative effect of emotion in climate action
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1143839
EXCERPTS: Emotional mechanisms are frequently used to inspire good environmental behaviour. But how effective are they at inspiring actual, sustainable change? Perhaps not as much as previously believed, according to a new study from the Norwegian Univrsity of Science and Technology (NTNU) which challenged participants to put their money where their mouths are.
[...] The new research surveyed over 2,000 individuals in Norway and Poland. All participants were given 200 kroner or 20 zloty and exposed to a series of short stories, designed to trigger different types of emotions relating to the climate.
[...] The unexpected result was that the number of participants who changed their expected behaviour based on the emotional content they read, was negligible at best. “Very few, hardly any gave any more money because of the emotions they had been exposed to, as compred to people who did not read the stories. We were surprised,” admits Klöckner.
[...] That is not to say the results should be exclusively considered in a negative light. The meaning of the research is much more nuanced than ‘people don’t do what they say they’re going to do’. ... The research demonstrates that anger, compassion and hope play vital roles in helping shape people’s understanding of climate change. But, alone, they are not sufficient to produce actual measurable change. (MORE - missing details, no ads)
Can a warming climate put women at greater risk?
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1143846
INTRO: Unusually warm periods could have a link to an increased risk of intimate partner violence against women, according to a new IIASA-led study covering 31 countries in sub-Saharan Africa. The findings highlight how rising temperatures may compound existing risks of violence, with effects varying between demographic groups.
The study, published in Global Environmental Change, brought together researchers from institutions in Austria, New Zealand, and South Africa. It draws on data from 61 Demographic and Health Surveys conducted between 2003 and 2024 among women aged 15 to 49 across sub-Saharan Africa. The researchers examined the relationship between unusually warm conditions and reported violence, and explored how the number and share of women affected could change by 2050 under different climate and socioeconomic scenarios.
The results indicate that unusually warm conditions increase the risk of intimate partner violence, particularly emotional and physical violence. The researchers found no clear evidence of an effect on sexual violence... (MORE - no ads)
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The negative effect of emotion in climate action
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1143839
EXCERPTS: Emotional mechanisms are frequently used to inspire good environmental behaviour. But how effective are they at inspiring actual, sustainable change? Perhaps not as much as previously believed, according to a new study from the Norwegian Univrsity of Science and Technology (NTNU) which challenged participants to put their money where their mouths are.
[...] The new research surveyed over 2,000 individuals in Norway and Poland. All participants were given 200 kroner or 20 zloty and exposed to a series of short stories, designed to trigger different types of emotions relating to the climate.
[...] The unexpected result was that the number of participants who changed their expected behaviour based on the emotional content they read, was negligible at best. “Very few, hardly any gave any more money because of the emotions they had been exposed to, as compred to people who did not read the stories. We were surprised,” admits Klöckner.
[...] That is not to say the results should be exclusively considered in a negative light. The meaning of the research is much more nuanced than ‘people don’t do what they say they’re going to do’. ... The research demonstrates that anger, compassion and hope play vital roles in helping shape people’s understanding of climate change. But, alone, they are not sufficient to produce actual measurable change. (MORE - missing details, no ads)
Can a warming climate put women at greater risk?
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1143846
INTRO: Unusually warm periods could have a link to an increased risk of intimate partner violence against women, according to a new IIASA-led study covering 31 countries in sub-Saharan Africa. The findings highlight how rising temperatures may compound existing risks of violence, with effects varying between demographic groups.
The study, published in Global Environmental Change, brought together researchers from institutions in Austria, New Zealand, and South Africa. It draws on data from 61 Demographic and Health Surveys conducted between 2003 and 2024 among women aged 15 to 49 across sub-Saharan Africa. The researchers examined the relationship between unusually warm conditions and reported violence, and explored how the number and share of women affected could change by 2050 under different climate and socioeconomic scenarios.
The results indicate that unusually warm conditions increase the risk of intimate partner violence, particularly emotional and physical violence. The researchers found no clear evidence of an effect on sexual violence... (MORE - no ads)