Social Sciences
2 years ago

Pandemic Fails to Curb Climate Change Concerns, Especially Among Older Generations

The Journal of Climate Change and Health
Did concern about COVID-19 drain from a ‘finite pool of worry’ for climate change? Results from longitudinal panel data
Thea Gregersen, Rouven Doran, Gisela Böhm, Bjørn Sætrevik

Paper Summary

The study looked at how people's worry about climate change changed during the COVID-19 pandemic. They found that concern about climate change decreased slightly, especially among older adults. However, this decrease was not linked to worries about getting COVID-19. The results suggest that concerns about the pandemic did not directly cause people to worry less about climate change.

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