"... psychological barriers to mitigating climate change... such as limited cognition or ignorance of the problem, ideologies or worldviews that may prevent action, social comparisons with other people and perceived inequity (the “Why should we change if X corporation or Y country won’t?”) and the perceived risks of changing our behavior. Gifford is reluctant to pick out one barrier as being more powerful or limiting than another. “If I had to name one, I would nominate the lack of perceived behavioral control; ‘I’m only one person, what can I do?’ is certainly a big one.” For many, the first challenge will be in recognizing which dragons they have to deal with before they can overcome them. “If you don’t know what your problem is, you don’t know what the solution is,” says Gifford. ..." science.time/2013/08/19/in-denial-about-the-climate-the-psychological-battle-over-global-warming/#ixzz2cY0OQJkd
Posted on: Wed, 21 Aug 2013 02:33:53 +0000
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