Warming climate apathy to mitigate the disparity in climate policy support across distinct income strata

doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2024.114245

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	Warming climate apathy to mitigate the disparity in climate policy support across distinct income strata
	Tian, Jianchi 1,2; Li, Yang 3; Sun, Yan 1,2; Yang, Bo 4; Chen, Xuefeng 1,2
通讯作者	Chen, Xuefeng(chenxf@psych.ac.cn)
摘要	Worldwide, nations strive to curtail carbon emissions, but income disparities create challenges in climate policy support. While the Chinese government has employed economic incentives to mitigate the financial burden of green energy transition, these measures may not fully address the underlying issue of climate apathy, wherein individuals prioritize immediate interests over long-term climate concerns. Using a three-year online tracking sample of Chinese adults (n = 4,699), this study investigates the enduring predictive role of income poverty on climate policy support (e.g., green energy transition), alongside the explanatory power of climate apathy and economic burden for this effect. The research reveals that income poverty results in lower climate policy support, with climate apathy explaining 38.29% of this effect, while economic burden accounts for only 8%. Moreover, compared to economic burden, climate apathy has a stronger impact on policy support in regions with different levels of economic development. These findings underscore the potential of addressing climate apathy as a noneconomic approach to enhance support for climate policies among low-income groups, offering a cost-effective and stable strategy to bridge the policy support gap caused by income disparity and regional economic imbalances.
关键词	Climate policy support Climate apathy Climate dilemma Income inequality Regional economic inequality
	2024-09-01
语种	英语
DOI	10.1016/j.enpol.2024.114245
发表期刊	ENERGY POLICY
ISSN	0301-4215
卷号	192 页码:8
收录类别	SCI
出版者	ELSEVIER SCI LTD
WOS关键词	EFFICIENT
WOS研究方向	Business & Economics ; Energy & Fuels ; Environmental Sciences & Ecology
WOS类目	Economics ; Energy & Fuels ; Environmental Sciences ; Environmental Studies
WOS记录号	WOS:001260927900001
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文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	https://ir.psych.ac.cn/handle/311026/49289
通讯作者	Chen, Xuefeng
作者单位	1.Chinese Acad Sci, Key Lab Behav Sci, Inst Psychol, Beijing 100101, Peoples R China 2.Univ Chinese Acad Sci, Dept Psychol, Beijing 100049, Peoples R China 3.Beijing Technol & Business Univ, Sch Business, Beijing 100048, Peoples R China 4.Henan Finance Univ, Econ & Trade Sch, Zhengzhou 451464, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Tian, Jianchi,Li, Yang,Sun, Yan,et al. Warming climate apathy to mitigate the disparity in climate policy support across distinct income strata[J]. ENERGY POLICY,2024,192:8.
APA	Tian, Jianchi,Li, Yang,Sun, Yan,Yang, Bo,&Chen, Xuefeng.(2024).Warming climate apathy to mitigate the disparity in climate policy support across distinct income strata.ENERGY POLICY,192,8.
MLA	Tian, Jianchi,et al."Warming climate apathy to mitigate the disparity in climate policy support across distinct income strata".ENERGY POLICY 192(2024):8.