Public agreement with misinformation about wind farms.
Journal
Nature communications
ISSN: 2041-1723
Titre abrégé: Nat Commun
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101528555
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
15 Oct 2024
15 Oct 2024
Historique:
received:
15
12
2023
accepted:
04
10
2024
medline:
16
10
2024
pubmed:
16
10
2024
entrez:
15
10
2024
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Misinformation campaigns target wind farms, but levels of agreement with this misinformation among the broader public are unclear. Across six nationally quota-based samples in the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia (total N = 6008), over a quarter of respondents agree with half or more of contrarian claims about wind farms. Agreement with diverse claims is highly correlated, suggesting an underlying belief system directed at wind farm rejection. Consistent with this, agreement is best predicted (positively) by a conspiracist worldview (i.e., the general tendency to believe in conspiracy theories; explained variance ΔR² = 0.11-0.20) and (negatively) by a pro-ecological worldview (ΔR² = 0.04-0.13). Exploratory analyses show that agreement with contrarian claims is associated with lower support for pro-wind policies and greater intentions to protest against wind farms. We conclude that wind farm contrarianism is a mainstream phenomenon, rooted in people's worldviews and that poses a challenge for communicators and institutions committed to accelerating the energy transition.
Identifiants
pubmed: 39406698
doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-53278-2
pii: 10.1038/s41467-024-53278-2
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
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Organisme : Department of Education and Training | Australian Research Council (ARC)
ID : DP210102292
Organisme : Department of Education and Training | Australian Research Council (ARC)
ID : DP210102292
Organisme : Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation)
ID : SA800/17-1
Organisme : Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation)
ID : SA800/17-1
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© 2024. The Author(s).
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