Climate change beliefs and their correlates in Latin America.
Journal
Nature communications
ISSN: 2041-1723
Titre abrégé: Nat Commun
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101528555
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
09 11 2023
09 11 2023
Historique:
received:
12
10
2022
accepted:
20
10
2023
medline:
13
11
2023
pubmed:
10
11
2023
entrez:
9
11
2023
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
The ability of climate skeptics to block climate action depends on prevailing beliefs among the public. Research in advanced democracies has shown skepticism about the existence, the causes, and the consequences of climate change to be associated with socio-demographic features and political ideology. Yet, little is known about climate-related beliefs elsewhere. We address this gap by mapping beliefs in climate change and their correlates in Latin America. We show skepticism over the existence and anthropogenic origins of climate change to be limited, but identify a high number of skeptics around the severity of its consequences. Furthermore, we show skepticism to be correlated with psychological rather than socio-political factors: individualistic worldviews in particular drive disbelief in the severe consequences of climate change, a worrying finding in contexts where social trust is low. These findings offer a starting point for better addressing the constraining effects of climate skepticism in the Global South.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37945560
doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-42729-x
pii: 10.1038/s41467-023-42729-x
pmc: PMC10636181
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
7241Informations de copyright
© 2023. The Author(s).
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