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DOI	10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2015.05.003
	Scepticism in a changing climate: A cross-national study
	Tranter B.; Booth K.
发表日期	2015
ISSN	0959-3780
卷号	33
英文摘要	Despite the findings of climate scientists, the proportions of climate sceptics appear to be increasing in many countries. We model social and political background, value orientations and the influence of CO2 emissions per capita and vulnerability to climate change upon climate scepticism, drawing upon data from the International Social Survey Programme. Substantial differences in the levels of climate scepticism are apparent between nations. Yet cross national data show that climate sceptics are not merely the mirror image of environmentalists. Typical predictors of environmental issue concern, such as education level, postmaterial value orientations and age are poor predictors of climate scepticism. Affiliation with conservative political parties, gender, being unconcerned about 'the environment' or having little trust in government are consistent predictors of scepticism. Climate change scepticism is also correlated positively with CO2 emissions and vulnerability to climate change. While high levels of scepticism have been documented among citizens of the United States, scepticism is as high or higher in countries such as Australia, Norway and New Zealand. © 2015 Elsevier Ltd.
英文关键词	Climate change; Climate change sceptics; CO2 emission; Cultural values; Partisans; Postmaterial values
学科领域	carbon dioxide; carbon emission; climate change; environmental assessment; environmental quality; perception; education; environmental issue; international comparison; vulnerability; United States; Australia; New Zealand; Norway
语种	英语
scopus关键词	carbon dioxide; carbon emission; climate change; environmental assessment; environmental quality; perception; education; environmental issue; international comparison; vulnerability; United States; Australia; New Zealand; Norway
来源期刊	Global Environmental Change
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/117494
作者单位	University of Tasmania, Australia
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Tranter B.,Booth K.. Scepticism in a changing climate: A cross-national study[J],2015,33.
APA	Tranter B.,&Booth K..(2015).Scepticism in a changing climate: A cross-national study.Global Environmental Change,33.
MLA	Tranter B.,et al."Scepticism in a changing climate: A cross-national study".Global Environmental Change 33(2015).