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Do More Informed Citizens Make Better Climate Policy Decisions?

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dc.contributor.authorLokshin, Michael M.
dc.contributor.authorTorre, Ivan
dc.contributor.authorHannon, Michael
dc.contributor.authorPurroy, Miguel #.
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-24T20:24:47Z
dc.date.available2024-09-24T20:24:47Z
dc.date.issued2024-09-24
dc.description.abstractThis study explores the relationship between perceptions of catastrophic events and beliefs about climate change. Using data from the 2023 Life in Transition Survey, the study finds that contrary to conventional wisdom, more accurate knowledge about past catastrophes is associated with lower concern about climate change. The paper proposes that heightened threat sensitivity may underlie both the tendency to overestimate disaster impacts and increased concern about climate change. The findings challenge the assumption that a more informed citizenry necessarily leads to better climate policy decisions. Instead, they suggest that psychological factors, like anxiety and risk perception, play crucial roles in shaping climate attitudes. Illuminating these dynamics can help societies to foster a more nuanced and constructive public dialogue about the urgent challenges facing our planet and our species.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099536309202434743/IDU12056b71c1335d1415519e701e2dae9c33fb9
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-10921
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/42195
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper; 10921
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectCATASTROPHES
dc.subjectTHREAT SENSITIVITY
dc.subjectPUBLIC OPINION
dc.subjectRISK PERCEPTIONS
dc.subjectSCIENCE COMMUNICATION
dc.subjectANXIETY
dc.subjectCLIMATE ACTION
dc.subjectSDG 13
dc.titleDo More Informed Citizens Make Better Climate Policy Decisions?en
dc.typeWorking Paper
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okr.crossref.titleDo More Informed Citizens Make Better Climate Policy Decisions?
okr.date.disclosure2024-09-24
okr.date.lastmodified2024-09-20T00:00:00Zen
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-10921
okr.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-10921
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okr.region.geographicalWorld
okr.topicEnvironment::Adaptation to Climate Change
okr.topicEnvironment::Climate Change Impacts
okr.topicEnvironment::Environmental Disasters & Degradation
okr.topicEnvironment::Environmental Economics & Policies
okr.unitOffice of the Chief Economist (ECACE)
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