Learning about successfully implemented sustainability policies abroad increases support for sustainable domestic policies.
Journal
Scientific reports
ISSN: 2045-2322
Titre abrégé: Sci Rep
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101563288
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
25 May 2024
25 May 2024
Historique:
received:
26
01
2024
accepted:
15
05
2024
medline:
26
5
2024
pubmed:
26
5
2024
entrez:
25
5
2024
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Anthropogenic climate change poses an existential threat to life on Earth, hastening the need to generate support for sustainability policies. Four preregistered studies (total N = 2524) tested whether informing United States citizens about the successful implementation of sustainability policies abroad increased support for similar domestic policies. Studies 1 and 2 found that learning about the successful implementation of sustainability policies (reducing automobile use, using wind energy) abroad increased (1) support for similar domestic policies, (2) intentions to modify behavior to facilitate the adoption of sustainability policies, and (3) behavioral support for sustainability policies. Study 3 found that learning about sustainability policies in both WEIRD (Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, Democratic) (France) and non-WEIRD (Colombia) countries increased support for similar domestic policies. Study 4 found that learning about sustainability policies abroad increased support for domestic policy proposals that would impact participants' city of residence. Overall, these findings suggest that educating citizens about the implementation of sustainability policies abroad can bolster support for domestic policies that combat climate change.
Identifiants
pubmed: 38796578
doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-62275-w
pii: 10.1038/s41598-024-62275-w
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
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© 2024. The Author(s).
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