Public division about climate change rooted in conflicting socio-political identities

Ana-Maria Bliuc (), Craig McGarty, Emma F. Thomas, Girish Lala, Mariette Berndsen and RoseAnne Misajon
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Ana-Maria Bliuc: School of Social Sciences, Monash University
Craig McGarty: School of Social Sciences and Psychology, University of Western Sydney
Emma F. Thomas: School of Psychology and Exercise Science, Murdoch University, 90 South Street Murdoch, Western Australia 6150, Australia
Girish Lala: School of Psychology and Exercise Science, Murdoch University, 90 South Street Murdoch, Western Australia 6150, Australia
Mariette Berndsen: School of Psychology, Flinders University
RoseAnne Misajon: School of Social Sciences, Monash University

Nature Climate Change, 2015, vol. 5, issue 3, 226-229

Abstract: Consensus about the reality of climate change is growing, but the public is still divided between those who believe in its human causes and those who do not. Now research shows that such division can be explained in terms of a socio-political conflict between these opposing groups. Efforts to build support for mitigation policies should include approaches that transform intergroup relations.

Date: 2015
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