If humans design the planet
A call for psychological scientists to engage with climate engineering
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8724284 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Benjamin A Converse (0000-0003-2247-1332, corresponding author), Patrick I Hancock (0000-0003-3101-1688), Leidy Klotz (0000-0002-4656-0463), Leidy E Klotz, Andrés F Clarens (0000-0002-0606-9717), Gabrielle S Adams, Gabrielle Adams (0000-0002-9230-214X) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 76 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 768-780 |
| Publication date | 2020-10-22 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Psychologist (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-066X • E-ISSN: 1935-990X |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1037/amp0000656 |
| PMID | 33090814 |
| OpenAlex | W3094552919 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 11 |
As efforts to control climate change gain momentum, so too does the possibility that some global actor(s) will deploy one or more forms of climate engineering. Climate engineering refers to large-scale and deliberate activities intended to change either the carbon-balance or energy-balance of the planet. Climate engineering approaches are untested, involve deep uncertainty, and have far-reaching consequences. Nevertheless, many scientists expect that, relative to conventional mitigation approaches, some climate-engineering approaches will prove less expensive and will require less coordination. They will also have more potential for unilateral deployment. Decisions to pursue climate engineering involve several psychosocial dimensions related to attitude and preference formation, decision making under uncertainty, interpersonal coordination, and health and well-being. Even the prospect of climate engineering could affect norms, goals, and beliefs. The field of psychological science should prepare to help society responsibly consider climate engineering alongside more conventional climate-change responses. This article lays out some initial questions and issues a call to action. It aims to provide common ground for a conversation between climatologists, policymakers, psychological scientists, and members of the public on the important behavioral touchpoints of climate engineering. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved)
Climate change · Climate change mitigation · Interpersonal communication · Political science · PsycINFO · Public relations · Climate Change and Geoengineering · Climate Change Communication and Perception · Environmental Education and Sustainability · Psychology · Ecology · Law · Social Psychology
The New Synthesis in Moral Psychology
Human behavioral contributions to climate change
Public understanding of climate change in the United States
The psychological impacts of global climate change
The dragons of inaction
Subjective well-being
Adapting to and coping with the threat and impacts of climate change
Building Consensual Institutions
Cultures and Selves
Frame Alignment Processes, Micromobilization, and Movement Participation
Politicization of Science in the Public Sphere
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