Climate change skepticism among adolescents

A Closer Look at Climate Change Skepticism

Climate Change Skepticism in the Face of Catastrophe

Despite overwhelming scientific evidence for man-made climate change, many people and more importantly policymakers still remain skeptical about the subject. While this phenomenon of ”climate-skepticism” prevents implementation of environmental policies around the globe, it is ignored in economic models of climate change. In this paper we fill this gap by creating a model that allows for climat...

Signals of Doubt: Text-Mining Climate Skepticism

Although agreement among scientists on anthropogenic climate change is clear, national surveys show that the American public’s perceptions on the science of climate change diverge significantly from the “consensus view.” Explanations for this divergence range from the influence of local weather events to the health of the economy, while many place blame on the efforts of climate change deniers ...

Coping with Climate Change among Adolescents: Implications for Subjective Well-Being and Environmental Engagement

The objective of this questionnaire study was to investigate how Swedish adolescents (n = 321) cope with climate change and how different coping strategies are associated with environmental efficacy, pro-environmental behavior, and subjective well-being. The results were compared to an earlier study on 12-year-olds, and the same coping strategies, problem-focused coping, de-emphasizing the seri...

Motivating Action through Fostering Climate Change Hope and Concern and Avoiding Despair among Adolescents

Efforts to build climate change concern seem warranted to overcome apathy and promote action. However, research suggests that these efforts can backfire by breeding despair, denial and inaction. This may be especially true among younger audiences, as despair is highest among those who view climate challenges as out of their control, and children generally have lower perceived and actual control...