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Christoph Klebl @chrisklebl.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Lower climate worry and higher climate denial explained part of the association. So the countries contributing most to the problem are, on average, the ones where public support for climate action is lowest. (2/3)

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Christoph Klebl @chrisklebl.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Happy to share a new paper in Environmental Politics w/ @jolanda-jetten.bsky.social & Sam Pearson. Across 105 countries (N = 101,956), people in fossil fuel reliant nations were less likely to see climate change as a government priority, more supportive of fossil fuel use, and less so of renewables.

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Christoph Klebl @chrisklebl.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

New paper out in Global Environmental Change. Across 106 countries, where institutions are stronger, people hold businesses more responsible for cutting emissions. They look to government where institutions are very weak or strong, and to individuals where these are moderate. doi.org/10.1016/j.gl...

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Christoph Klebl @chrisklebl.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

I agree this would be interesting. We looked at the difference between perceived capacity and obligations in a recent study but unfortunately we don't have any cross-country data on this.

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Christoph Klebl @chrisklebl.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

One possible reason is that high inequality erodes institutional trust, making systemic change feel unrealistic to people. This may create a kind of double barrier to climate action. The wealthy block policy from above, and at the same time, inequality reduces public pressure for it from below.(3/3)

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Christoph Klebl @chrisklebl.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

The data came from 72 countries and ~76,000 people, and the association remained after controlling for GDP per capita, perceived importance of climate change, age, gender, and education (and other controls). (2/3)

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Christoph Klebl @chrisklebl.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Happy to share our new paper in Ecological Economics with @jolanda-jetten.bsky.social & @kellykirkland.bsky.social! People in more unequal countries are more likely to view individuals rather than governments as responsible for climate change mitigation. (1/3) www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Christoph Klebl @chrisklebl.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Overall, the findings suggest that perceived fossil fuel reliance can act as a psychological constraint on support for system-level climate action, even when actual reliance is low. (4/4)

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Christoph Klebl @chrisklebl.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

These associations remain when controlling for political orientation, income, and perceived personal financial costs of systemic climate policies, suggesting they are not driven only by ideology or self-interest. (3/4)

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Christoph Klebl @chrisklebl.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Higher perceived fossil fuel reliance is also linked to weaker endorsement of systemic change as the main way to address climate change. There was no association with endorsement of individual-level behaviour change. (2/4)

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Christoph Klebl @chrisklebl.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

I’m glad to share our new paper on fossil fuel reliance and climate change mitigation. Higher perceived reliance is associated with lower support for systemic climate policies. (1/4) @jolanda-jetten.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Christoph Klebl @chrisklebl.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Overall, the findings suggest that perceived fossil fuel reliance can act as a psychological constraint on support for system-level climate action, even when actual reliance is low. (4/4)

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Sandra Geiger @sandrajgeiger.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

🌏 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘂𝘀 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 It’s not that people doubt biodiversity is declining—it’s that we underestimate how many others already share this concern. In our new Perspective, we review work on pluralistic ignorance and set out a research agenda to:

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Understanding the role of pluralistic ignorance in biodiversity conservation: A research agenda

Most people believe that biodiversity loss is human-caused, yet they may not realize how many others share this belief. Such collective misperceptions…

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Trevor Lies @trevorslies.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

Do conservatives oppose all environmentalist initiatives, or does the compatibility of conservatism with environmentalism vary by sociocultural context? (more below!) www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Conserving nature, resisting change: Political conservatism and evasion of anti-systemic environmentalisms

Conventional wisdom and scientific research suggest that political conservatism is at odds with support for environmentalism. Across two survey studie…

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Christoph Klebl @chrisklebl.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

The most consistent finding? People support helping their own citizens affected by climate change way more than providing international aid. Also, both higher wealth AND emissions increase support for mitigation policies suggesting different psychological drivers for different policies (3/3)

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Christoph Klebl @chrisklebl.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

We found that in the UK, people who believe their nation has greater historical responsibility for climate change showed stronger support for climate aid. But in our fictional nation experiment, wealth was the stronger predictor. Real vs. hypothetical contexts matter. (2/3)

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Christoph Klebl @chrisklebl.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

Should wealthy nations provide climate aid because they CAN afford it, or because they CAUSED the problem? In new research with Samantha Stanley, we explored what motivates people more. bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....

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The Social Change Lab @socialchangelab.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

We are excited about next week's #afdhr Australian Festival of Democracy and Human Rights! www.socialchangelab.net/democracy202... (June 1 to 8) This one week period aims to bring together scholars, students, advocates and community groups to celebrate, interogate, and challenge conditions today.

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Australian Democracy and Human Rights Festival 2025 (#AFDHR, ADHRF25)

Australian Democracy and Human Rights Festival - A program of events from June 1 to June 8 2025

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Hugh Possingham @hugepossum.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

Why Do (Or Don’t) People Protect Nature? Insights From Conservation Practice and Environmental Psychology to Respond to the Biodiversity Crisis | Global Environmental Psychology doi.org/10.5964/gep.... - I have no idea, but we wrote a paper anyway.

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Why Do (Or Don’t) People Protect Nature? Insights From Conservation Practice and Environmental Psychology to Respond to the Biodiversity Crisis| Global Environmental Psychology

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Christoph Klebl @chrisklebl.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

Denying responsibility, shifting blame to individuals, and promoting weak, nontransformative solutions—just some of the tactics fossil fuel companies use to confuse the public and delay climate action.

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Jay Van Bavel, PhD @jayvanbavel.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Crisis framing activates fatalism (a sense the world is beyond repair), which makes people apathetic. A far better strategy for inspiring action is to show that change is not only desirable but also possible www.nytimes.com/2024/11/21/opinion/public-health-crisis-america.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

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Opinion | ‘We Tire Very Quickly of Being Told That Everything Is on Fire’

Why invoking a public health crisis too often can lead society astray.

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

The convicted felon Donald Trump plans to declare a "national energy emergency," but there's no emergency. The US produces more oil and fossil gas than any other country. There is, however, a climate emergency.

A line graph depicting global oil production measured in terawatt-hours (TWh) from 1900 to 2023, highlighting production trends for various countries, including the United States, Russia, and Saudi Arabia. The graph shows That the US produces by far more oil than any other country.

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Nathaniel Geiger @nathanielgeiger.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

New paper in BJSP! We (me, JanetSwim & JohnFraser) explore how social support can promote climate action. We find that those receiving more social support have more hope about taking action, and this action hope predicts more intended and self-reported behavior. Read here: shorturl.at/HiZHt

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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 29/12/2024

The latest data released by the Australian government shows that while the last third of the previous conservative leadership saw a decline in fossil fuel exports, the Labor party has overseen a steady resurgence - and is forecasted to continue that resurgence www.industry.gov.au/publications...

a chart showing the total volume of fossil fuel exports measured in their climate impacts - CO2 released when burned in the destination country

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Anandita Sabherwal @anasabherwal.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

1️⃣ post here! Despite decades of research, why is positive pro-environmental behavioral spillover so hard to achieve? @greggsparkman.bsky.social and my review highlights that social and institutional drivers are needed to spur rapid positive spillover authors.elsevier.com/a/1kK0t8MqMi...

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Christoph Klebl @chrisklebl.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

Sounds fascinating! I will send you an email if you don't mind!?

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Christoph Klebl @chrisklebl.bsky.social · 05/01/2025

Just wondering - Does anyone here study the overlap between climate change and biodiversity loss? Would love to connect :)

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Adam Markham @adammarkham.bsky.social · 04/01/2025

Ironic indeed. 98% of Saudi Aramco exports, as well as Rotterdam, Houston, Galveston, Singapore, Shanghai in danger zones. “This analysis shows that relying on fossil fuels in a warming world is a path to disaster, not energy security." 🌏 @iccinet.bsky.social #ClimateCrisis #sealevelrise

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‘Ironic’: climate-driven sea level rise will overwhelm major oil ports, study shows

Ports including in Saudi Arabia and the US projected to be seriously damaged by a metre of sea level rise

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Christoph Klebl @chrisklebl.bsky.social · 05/01/2025

Most people call it Stollen but in some regions it’s called eine Stolle :)

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Zoe Leviston @zlevo.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

New from me, Samantha Stanley, and @mentaloose.bsky.social, study on Australians’ perceptions of climate policy support. Australians underestimate climate policy support, with some fascinating effects based on voting behaviour. More below 1/ #climatesky www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Perceived support for climate policy in Australia: The asymmetrical influence of voting behaviour

A comprehensive policy response from wealthy nations is a necessary step to limiting catastrophic climate change. Community attitudes toward policy, a…

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Christoph Klebl @chrisklebl.bsky.social · 05/11/2024

This has implications for policymakers and organisations working to advocate for diversity conservation. Instead of relying on economic arguments, appealing to the inherent value of diversity may lead to more effective and enduring concern for diversity. 6/6

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Christoph Klebl @chrisklebl.bsky.social · 05/11/2024

For linguistic diversity, preservation of human history, culture & knowledge were the main reasons. 5/6

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Christoph Klebl @chrisklebl.bsky.social · 05/11/2024

In a thematic analysis, we identified main reasons for preserving biodiversity: ecosystem balance, species' rights & biodiversity's importance to humanity. 4/6

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Christoph Klebl @chrisklebl.bsky.social · 05/11/2024

In trade-off scenarios, people preferred scenarios with more animal/plant deaths that preserved species, over those with fewer deaths that led to extinction – showing a willingness to sacrifice more individuals to prevent species loss. (similar patterns for language diversity)

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Christoph Klebl @chrisklebl.bsky.social · 05/11/2024

Individuals assigned greater moral value to animals, plants and – to a lesser extent – languages when diversity was threatened, compared to when it was not threatened, despite an equal number of entities at risk. 2/6

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Christoph Klebl @chrisklebl.bsky.social · 05/11/2024

Happy to share our new paper published in BJSP. We found that individuals assigned moral value to both biodiversity and cultural diversity independent from instrumental or individual-centric concerns. 1/6 bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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Christoph Klebl @chrisklebl.bsky.social · 28/10/2024

Excited to share our new research! We investigated how social class shapes attitudes toward philanthropy and found that individuals from higher social classes view charitable giving more favourably and view it as a solution to societal issues. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

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