Psychological responses to the proximity of climate change

Adrian Brügger (), Suraje Dessai, Patrick Devine-Wright, Thomas A. Morton and Nicholas F. Pidgeon
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Adrian Brügger: Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences, University of Bern
Suraje Dessai: Sustainability Research Institute and ESRC Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy, School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds
Patrick Devine-Wright: Geography, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter
Thomas A. Morton: Psychology, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter
Nicholas F. Pidgeon: Understanding Risk Research Group, School of Psychology, Cardiff University

Nature Climate Change, 2015, vol. 5, issue 12, 1031-1037

Abstract: It is sometimes assumed that making climate change seem 'closer to home' is a good way to catalyse action. But insights from psychology suggest that people's reaction to the proximity of climate change is complex.

Date: 2015
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