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Good to see improved language from @MichaelEMann on individual climate action
Gone is the derogatory "virtue signalling", which paints walking the talk as worse than doing nothing.
In is place is "[personal action] sets a good example for others."
1/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/climate-deniers-shift-tactics-to-inactivism/
Gone is the derogatory "virtue signalling", which paints walking the talk as worse than doing nothing.
In is place is "[personal action] sets a good example for others."
1/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/climate-deniers-shift-tactics-to-inactivism/
That's progress. He could still go further, by emphasising:
- the powerful effects of social norms (we do what others do)
- the strong signals that actions (taken by many) send to politicians and decision-makers, which make climate-friendly policy decisions more likely
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- the powerful effects of social norms (we do what others do)
- the strong signals that actions (taken by many) send to politicians and decision-makers, which make climate-friendly policy decisions more likely
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- that perceived hypocrisy *is* a powerful reaction - not just from climate delayers (who are gifted the perfect attack line), but also from the public and climate-friendly journalists. Eg. listen to @MattMcGrathBBC on high-flying professors (30m10s)
3/ https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p08vxh63
3/ https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p08vxh63
- that many people taking personal action on climate change can contribute to social tipping points that accelerate technology uptake, political progress, and economic transformations
4/ http://www.pnas.org/lookup/doi/10.1073/pnas.1900577117
4/ http://www.pnas.org/lookup/doi/10.1073/pnas.1900577117
- that those who need to reduce their environmental footprint the most are those with the most power and agency to do so, both nationally and individually.
- that climate advocates and scientists who walk the talk are more effective communicators
5/ https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10584-019-02463-0
- that climate advocates and scientists who walk the talk are more effective communicators
5/ https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10584-019-02463-0
- that the individual and the systemic are intimately related. Personal action begets systemic action.
6/ https://climateoutreach.org/system-change-vs-behaviour-change-is-a-false-choice-covid-19-shows-how-theyre-connected/
6/ https://climateoutreach.org/system-change-vs-behaviour-change-is-a-false-choice-covid-19-shows-how-theyre-connected/
Here's the interview snippet:
"Q Youâre not suggesting that people shouldnât change their behavior, are you?
MM: We should definitely try to be the best stewards of the planet that we can be. It saves us money, makes us healthier and sets a good example for others. But...
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"Q Youâre not suggesting that people shouldnât change their behavior, are you?
MM: We should definitely try to be the best stewards of the planet that we can be. It saves us money, makes us healthier and sets a good example for others. But...
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...letâs not allow that to be used as a crutch for the failure to demand larger policy interventions to tackle this problem. Voluntary efforts alone are not going to achieve the kind of reductions we need. We need powerful financial incentives - policies such as...
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...subsidies for renewables and effective carbon pricing schemes."
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Here's new evidence of collective individual action that sends a strong signal to politicians and society as a whole @MichaelEMann
10/9 https://www.reuters.com/article/climate-change-eib-survey/most-europeans-plan-to-curb-flying-eat-less-meat-for-climate-eu-poll-says-idUSL4N2JJ381
10/9 https://www.reuters.com/article/climate-change-eib-survey/most-europeans-plan-to-curb-flying-eat-less-meat-for-climate-eu-poll-says-idUSL4N2JJ381
