Effect of "finite pool of worry" and COVID-19 on UK climate change perceptions.
Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 33397814.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1073/pnas.2018936118 and PMC identifier 7826411.
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Abstract
Research reveals that a "finite pool of worry" constrains concern about and action on climate change. Nevertheless, a longitudinal panel survey of 1,858 UK residents, surveyed in April 2019 and June 2020, reveals little evidence for diminishing climate change concern during the COVID-19 pandemic. Further, the sample identifies climate change as a bigger threat than COVID-19. The findings suggest climate change has become an intransigent concern within UK public consciousness.
Medical subject headings
- COVID-19
- Climate Change
- Pandemics
- Perception
- SARS-CoV-2