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DOI	10.1007/s10584-024-03719-0
	Underestimations of the income-based ecological footprint inequality
	Andretti, Bernardo; Vieites, Yan; Ramos, Guilherme A.; Elmor, Larissa; Andrade, Eduardo B.
发表日期	2024
ISSN	0165-0009
EISSN	1573-1480
起始页码	177
结束页码	4
卷号	177 期号:4
英文摘要	Previous research has demonstrated that the wealthy harm the environment to a much greater extent than those with lesser means. According to recent estimates, the wealthiest 1% of the world's population emit 50% more CO2 than the bottom half of the income distribution. The reason for this inequality is clear: affluence boosts consumption, which in turn increases the ecological footprint. Although the phenomenon seems intuitive, little is known as to whether the layperson notices it. The current study assesses the extent to which individuals recognize or fail to notice such massive ecological footprint inequality and why misperceptions may arise. Across four preregistered studies (N = 1,188) conducted in a highly unequal socio-economic environment (Brazil), we show that people often fail to accurately perceive the meaningful ecological footprint inequality that surrounds them. These misperceptions are explained by people's (a) failure to properly incorporate the impact of income-based differences in consumption in their ecological footprint assessments and (b) tendency to associate wealth with superior environmental education, greater resources to act sustainably, and better local infrastructure (e.g., cleaner paved streets and proper waste collection). Emphasizing the lack of infrastructure in deprived neighborhoods further exacerbates the misperceptions, whereas highlighting key differences in consumption habits across the socio-economic spectrum increases accuracy. This research, thus, identifies the factors that magnify existing misperceptions in ecological footprint inequality and provides avenues for policymakers to reduce such mistakes.
英文关键词	Ecological Footprint Inequality; Carbon Inequality; Income and Environmental Impact; Environmental Perceptions; Sustainability
语种	英语
WOS研究方向	Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
WOS类目	Environmental Sciences ; Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
WOS记录号	WOS:001196971700001
来源期刊	CLIMATIC CHANGE
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/297320
作者单位	Imperial College London; Escola de Pos-Graduacao em Economia (EPGE); Getulio Vargas Foundation; Imperial College London; Vanderbilt University
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Andretti, Bernardo,Vieites, Yan,Ramos, Guilherme A.,et al. Underestimations of the income-based ecological footprint inequality[J],2024,177(4).
APA	Andretti, Bernardo,Vieites, Yan,Ramos, Guilherme A.,Elmor, Larissa,&Andrade, Eduardo B..(2024).Underestimations of the income-based ecological footprint inequality.CLIMATIC CHANGE,177(4).
MLA	Andretti, Bernardo,et al."Underestimations of the income-based ecological footprint inequality".CLIMATIC CHANGE 177.4(2024).