Geoengineering, climate change scepticism and the 'moral hazard' argument: an experimental study of UK public perceptions.
Geoengineering, climate change scepticism and the 'moral hazard' argument: an experimental study of UK public perceptions.
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10.1098/rsta.2014.0063
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2014-12-28
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Pidgeon N
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作者：
Corner A;Pidgeon N
许多评论家表示担心，研究和/或开发地球工程技术可能会破坏对现有气候政策的支持，即所谓的道德风险论点。这一论点在有关地球工程的政策辩论中起着核心作用。然而，目前还没有一个系统的调查，公众如何看待道德风险的论点，或它是否影响人们对地球工程和气候变化的信念。在本文中，我们描述了一个具有代表性的英国公众样本的在线实验，参与者阅读两个参数之一（要么赞同或拒绝地球工程构成道德风险的想法）。认为地球工程是一种道德风险的观点总体上更有说服力。然而，持怀疑态度的人和支持“自我提升”价值观的人更有可能同意地球工程的前景会降低他们改变自己行为以应对气候变化的动机。研究结果表明，地球工程可能会对某些人造成道德风险，并讨论了公众参与的影响。
Many commentators have expressed concerns that researching and/or developing geoengineering technologies may undermine support for existing climate policies—the so-called moral hazard argument. This argument plays a central role in policy debates about geoengineering. However, there has not yet been a systematic investigation of how members of the public view the moral hazard argument, or whether it impacts on people's beliefs about geoengineering and climate change. In this paper, we describe an online experiment with a representative sample of the UK public, in which participants read one of two arguments (either endorsing or rejecting the idea that geoengineering poses a moral hazard). The argument endorsing the idea of geoengineering as a moral hazard was perceived as more convincing overall. However, people with more sceptical views and those who endorsed ‘self-enhancing’ values were more likely to agree that the prospect of geoengineering would reduce their motivation to make changes in their own behaviour in response to climate change. The findings suggest that geoengineering is likely to pose a moral hazard for some people more than others, and the implications for engaging the public are discussed.
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