Climate actions by climate and non-climate researchers

2024/11/19 by Fabian Dablander, Maien S. M. Sachisthal, Jonas M B Haslbeck · 1 voice
Social Sciences · Environmental Science · #Climate Change Communication and Perception #Conferences and Exhibitions Management #Climate Change and Health Impacts

paper · pdf · doi:10.1038/s44168-024-00187-1

openalex publication_date 2024/11/19 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/16

Abstract

Tackling climate change requires both systemic changes and individual lifestyle changes. Are those best placed to understand the risks and solutions to climate change acting on their knowledge? In a large-scale study of N = 9220 researchers across 115 countries, we found that climate researchers reported engaging in considerably more advocacy and activism on climate change and, to a lesser extent, high-impact lifestyle changes than non-climate researchers.

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• Climate actions by climate and non-climate researchers. npj Climate Action, 3(1), 105. doi.org/10.1038/s441... [bsky, 2 points, 0 comments]

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