The climate crisis is the most salient threat to all life on Earth, anthropogenic in origin and causing various harmful effects worldwide, among which extreme weather events, sea-level rise, biodiversity loss and so on (Horton & Lo, 2015). Several international organisations and initiatives are spreading scientific expertise and promoting public discourse around the topic; however, insufficient efforts have been implemented in actively involving citizens to support climate mitigation and adaptation strategies to fight against climate change (Watts et al., 2017). Studies have shown that trust is considered a key determinant of policy support, therefore it is associated with the approval of climate mitigation and adaptation policies (Drews & Van den Bergh, 2016). This dissertation will focus on vertical trust, also known as trust in institutions, and horizontal trust, also referred to as trust in the community (Malerba, 2022). Moreover, research has shown that local communities are important agents and contexts of environmental politics (Mihaylov & Perkins, 2015). Within this perspective focusing on the collective level, the construct of community engagement is particularly useful to investigate its role on climate policy support. In conclusion, the implications and suggestions for future research are discussed.

"Bend the curve": the role of trust and community engagement on public support for climate change policies

ALÍ, SONIA
2021/2022

Abstract

The climate crisis is the most salient threat to all life on Earth, anthropogenic in origin and causing various harmful effects worldwide, among which extreme weather events, sea-level rise, biodiversity loss and so on (Horton & Lo, 2015). Several international organisations and initiatives are spreading scientific expertise and promoting public discourse around the topic; however, insufficient efforts have been implemented in actively involving citizens to support climate mitigation and adaptation strategies to fight against climate change (Watts et al., 2017). Studies have shown that trust is considered a key determinant of policy support, therefore it is associated with the approval of climate mitigation and adaptation policies (Drews & Van den Bergh, 2016). This dissertation will focus on vertical trust, also known as trust in institutions, and horizontal trust, also referred to as trust in the community (Malerba, 2022). Moreover, research has shown that local communities are important agents and contexts of environmental politics (Mihaylov & Perkins, 2015). Within this perspective focusing on the collective level, the construct of community engagement is particularly useful to investigate its role on climate policy support. In conclusion, the implications and suggestions for future research are discussed.
2021
"Bend the curve": the role of trust and community engagement on public support for climate change policies
Interdisciplinarity
Climate change
Research
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