测量超出碳足迹的碳能力
Alisa Ghura1, Sam Hampton1,2, Lorraine Whitmarsh2
1Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
概括
有效的气候行动需要个人和系统变化. 这项研究引入了一种新方法来衡量公共领域的气候行动,揭示了英国居民的中等到低能力.
科学领域:
- 环境科学 环境科学
- 社会学 社会学 社会学
- 行为科学 行为科学
背景情况:
- 实现气候目标需要个人和系统变化.
- 像个人碳足迹这样的当前指标往往忽视了关键的公共领域行动 (例如,影响力,公民身份).
- 在全面衡量个人超越个人消费的气候行动能力方面存在差距.
研究的目的:
- 实施一个框架,将个人减少排放的动机和能力整合到供应系统中.
- 开发和介绍一种方法来量化公共领域的行为和能力以及消费行为.
- 创建一个全面的气候行动能力评分.
主要方法:
- 开发了一种新的方法来量化公共领域的气候行动和能力.
- 我们将这与消费行为评估相结合.
- 将该方法应用于2001年英国居民的代表性调查.
主要成果:
- 在英国居民中发现了中等至低的整体气候行动能力.
- 在运输,食品和公民领域确定了最低的能力分数.
- 回归分析显示,性别,教育和气候知识显著预测了更高的能力.
结论:
- 开发的方法提供了一个综合工具,用于评估私人和公共气候行动.
- 调查结果强调了有针对性的参与和政策干预的领域,以提高气候行动能力.
- 这种方法提供了超越个人消费的气候行动潜力的更全面的理解.
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