小岛国的公众如何看待气候变化和国际对气候变化的反应
Matto Mildenberger1, Sara M Constantino2, Paasha Mahdavi1
1Department of Political Science, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106.
概括
易受气候影响的小岛屿国家的公众意识到气候变化并对此感到担忧. 他们相信政府,污染者和前殖民国对气候行动负有共同责任,不论排放量如何.
科学领域:
- 环境科学 环境科学
- 气候科学 气候科学
- 社会学 社会学 社会学
背景情况:
- 气候变化是由主要经济体的碳排放驱动的,对小岛屿国家构成了存在的威胁.
- 这些国家不成比例地面临诸如海平面上升和暴风雨加剧等严重影响,尽管对该问题的贡献很小.
- 关于气候缓解和适应成本的讨论往往忽视了受影响最严重的人的观点.
研究的目的:
- 系统地调查气候变化对气候脆弱的小岛屿国家的公众对气候变化的看法和关切.
- 填补有关前线社区对气候威胁的现场理解的研究缺口.
- 确定这些弱势群体认为应负责应对气候危机的人.
主要方法:
- 一项大规模的跨国调查 (n=14,710) 于2022年6月至7月进行.
- 通过Facebook的广告平台进行了配额抽样,以达到55个小岛屿国家,领土和次国家区域的公众.
- 调查区域包括南太平洋,印度洋和加勒比海.
主要成果:
- 在受访公众中观察到,他们对气候变化和海平面上升的认识和关注程度很高.
- 这与全球北方进行的研究结果形成鲜明对比.
- 受访者认为本国政府,主要污染实体和前殖民国对气候危机管理负有责任,不管它们的碳排放水平如何.
结论:
- 在气候变化最前沿的公众表现出显著的意识和关注.
- 对气候行动的责任感是广泛的,包括国内,工业和历史参与者.
- 这些发现强调,迫切需要将前线社区的观点纳入全球气候变化政策和行动框架.
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