Techno-Optimistic Scientists Take Fewer Climate Actions, Study Finds
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Saving the ozone layer was once a resounding success, where knowledge led to action. But such a thing is no longer a given. For what does knowledge about the climate lead to?
The “carbon neutrality” scenario to prevent or slow climate change also includes the effects of technologies that have not yet been realized, such as capturing, utilizing, and storing carbon in the atmosphere (CCUS). This contains the belief that “one day technology will advance and save us,” and this attitude can be called “technological optimism.”
Techno-optimistic scientists take fewer climate actions, study finds
Scientists who believe technology will largely solve the problems caused by climate change are 23% less likely to engage in civic climate action and 18% less likely to make high-impact lifestyle changes compared with scientists who disagree with this belief.
Climatologists warn that 'techno-optimism' can lead to reliance on unproven solutions at the expense of needed societal change
Scientists who put faith in technology less likely to take climate action
‘Techno-optimism’ may lead to reliance on unproven solutions at expense of societal changes needed Scientists who believe technology will largely solve the problems caused by the climate crisis are less likely to engage in civic action on the issue, according to a study. The report from the London School of Economics found they are 23%…
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