Simulations, perceived climate policy effectiveness and policy acceptance
| Autor: | Brudermann, Thomas, Thaller, Annina, Syrek, Christine, Lenk-Ostendorf, Ben, Peifer, Corinna |
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| Rok vydání: | 2023 |
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Climate Change
FOS: Law climate change knowledge Public Affairs Public Policy and Public Administration Social and Behavioral Sciences Greenhouse Gases complex knowledge climate crisis Policy effectivness impactful communication risk perception effectvity perception Psychology Law and Psychology public acceptance policy effectivness perception IPCC Global warming Quantitative Psychology knowledge transfer Environmental Policy Public support FOS: Psychology Climate Change mitigation public opinion policy acceptance effective climate policy simulations Law interactive experience |
| DOI: | 10.17605/osf.io/mvwa8 |
| Popis: | Climate change is one of the most pressing challenges facing the world today, with potentially catastrophic consequences if we fail to mitigate the emission of climate greenhouse gases (IPCC, 2021). Despite this, progress towards mitigating the climate crisis has been rather slow and current projections calculate a 1.4 – 2.0 °C warming mid-way through the century (Yuan et al., 2022). One major obstacle to implementing effective climate policies is the need for broad public acceptance. In democratic societies, public opinion can play a crucial role in shaping policy outcomes, and thus finding effective ways to shape this opinion is essential. Previous research has identified that one key factor in public support towards climate policies is the perception of policy effectiveness (Bergquist et al., 2022). If people believe that policies will be effective in addressing the problem of climate change, they are more likely to support them. This factor is even stronger than climate change concern, or risk perception, and is only dwarfed by the perceived fairness of the policy. These findings beg the question of how to successfully align the perceived and real policy effectiveness. One potential way could be employing simulations. Simulations have been shown to be an effective way of teaching complex information. A meta-analysis by Chernikova et al. (2020) showed that simulations overall had a large positive effect on learning complex skills in higher education. They argue the reason for this is that simulations can provide direct feedback in the interactive experience they are situated in. We argue that this effect of simulations on learning could also expand the understanding of climate change policies and could exceed the effect of other forms of communication, such as the provision of plain text. In this study, therefore, we aim to explore whether simulations can be used to influence people's knowledge and thus perception of policy effectiveness, and ultimately to increase public acceptance for effective climate policies. By investigating these issues, we want to contribute to a better understanding of the possibilities of simulations as a tool for influencing public attitudes and acceptance for climate policies. Ultimately, this research can help to pave the way for more effective and impactful climate policy communication. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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