Geographies of climate change opinion

authored by

Leonie Tuitjer, Peter Dirksmeier, Lars Mewes

Abstract

Climate change can only be tackled with public support for sustainable policies. Thus, public attitudes towards climate change matter. More than 3 decades of climate change opinion (CCO) research—conducted by geographers, environmental psychologists, behavioural scientists, sociologists etc.—have provided us with a wealth of information about which predictors shape public CCOs. This review synthesises these findings and highlights the different geographies (the self, the nation, the region, the digital) that emerge within this research. Given the increased importance of social media, virtual geographies of climate change scepticism are increasingly being identified. Our paper argues that new research agendas must be developed to address the meshwork of virtual space and small scale geographies (regions, towns, districts) in which CCOs are formed.

Organisation(s)

Institute of Economic and Human Geography

Type

Review article

Journal

Geography Compass

Volume

16

No. of pages

13

Publication date

27.04.2022

Publication status

Published

Peer reviewed

Yes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Water Science and Technology, General Social Sciences, Earth-Surface Processes, Computers in Earth Sciences, Atmospheric Science

Sustainable Development Goals

SDG 13 - Climate Action

Electronic version(s)

https://doi.org/10.1111/gec3.12619 (Access: Open)
https://doi.org/10.15488/13025 (Access: Open)