Generation of change? South African attitudes towards climate change in comparative perspective
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21540938 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Benjamin Roberts (0000-0002-0607-5447, Human Sciences Research Council, corresponding author), Jarè Struwig (0000-0003-2410-654X, Human Sciences Research Council), Steven Lawrence Gordon (0000-0002-6393-2118, Human Sciences Research Council), Thobeka Zondi (0000-0002-3071-2100, Human Sciences Research Council), Sylvia Hannan (0000-0001-8684-7998, Human Sciences Research Council), Michael Gastrow (0000-0002-0134-541X, DST/NRF/Newton Fund Trilateral Research Chair in Transformative Innovation, The 4th Industrial Revolution and Sustainable Development, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 441-465 |
| Publication date | 2023-03-04 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Development Southern Africa (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0376-835X • E-ISSN: 1470-3637 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/0376835x.2022.2070454 |
| OpenAlex | W4225428341 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 28 |
The risks posed by climate change have become increasingly apparent. In response, the South African government has introduced various policy measures, reflecting a commitment to transitioning to a low-carbon economy. Successfully navigating this transition requires policy processes to take account of individual preferences, concerns, and lived realities. Yet a significant knowledge gap remains. Data from the South African Social Attitudes Survey (SASAS, 2017) are used to test aspects of the Stern’s value-belief-norm model. Climate beliefs, climate concern and personal responsibility are profiled. The strongest predictors of climate concern are a belief in the reality of climate change, expectations of negative impacts, and the salience afforded to climate change. In turn, climate concern, attribution scepticism, and impact scepticism are most likely to determine feelings of personal responsibility to reduce climate change. These findings have implications for climate change communication and interventions to minimise the human development consequences of climate change
Attribution · Climate change · Political economy of climate change · Political science · Skepticism · Stern · Behavioral Health and Interventions · Climate Change Communication and Perception · Environmental Education and Sustainability · Psychology · Social Psychology
CO2 emissions, nuclear energy, renewable energy and economic growth in the US
Self-efficacy or collective efficacy within the cognitive theory of stress model
Environmental Activism as Collective Action
Adolescent Environmental Behaviors
The gateway belief model
Relationships between value orientations, self-determined motivational types and pro-environmental behavioural intentions
The Politics of Environmental Concern
Perceptions of climate change and willingness to save energy related to flood experience
The Role of Emotion in Global Warming Policy Support and Opposition
Climate change impacts and adaptation in South Africa
Public perceptions and governance of controversial technologies to tackle climate change
The role of national affluence, carbon emissions, and democracy in Europeans’ climate perceptions
Sustainable Consumption of Groceries
Uncertain climate
New Environmental Theories
Public Attitudes toward Climate Change and Other Environmental Issues across Countries
Elite cues, media coverage, and public concern
Barriers perceived to engaging with climate change among the UK public and their policy implications
Facing Climate Change
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 3 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |