Knowledge, Fear, and Conscience: Reasons to Stop Flying Because of Climate Change
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Resumo: | Much research on the societal consequences of climate change has focused on inaction, seeking to explain why societies and individuals do not change according to experts’ recommendations. In this qualitative study, we instead consider people who have changed their behaviour for the sake of the climate: They have stopped travelling by air. We first asked them to elaborate their rationales for the behaviour change. Then, using topos theory to find thought structures, we analysed their 673 open-text answers. Several themes emerged, which together can be regarded as a process of change. Increased knowledge, primarily narrated as a process by which latent knowledge was transformed into insight, through experience or emotional distress, was important. Contrary to certain claims in the literature, fear stimulated change of behaviour for many in this group. Climate change was framed as a moral issue, requiring acts of conscience. Children were invoked as educators and moral guides. Role models and a supportive social context played an important part. Alternatives to flying were brought forward as a motive to refrain from flying. Only a few mentioned shame as momentous. Instead, stopping travelling by air invoked a feeling of agency and responsibility, and could also result in a positive sensation. |
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Knowledge, Fear, and Conscience: Reasons to Stop Flying Because of Climate Changearguments; children; climate change; flight shame; inner deliberation; knowledge-action gap; stop flying; toposMuch research on the societal consequences of climate change has focused on inaction, seeking to explain why societies and individuals do not change according to experts’ recommendations. In this qualitative study, we instead consider people who have changed their behaviour for the sake of the climate: They have stopped travelling by air. We first asked them to elaborate their rationales for the behaviour change. Then, using topos theory to find thought structures, we analysed their 673 open-text answers. Several themes emerged, which together can be regarded as a process of change. Increased knowledge, primarily narrated as a process by which latent knowledge was transformed into insight, through experience or emotional distress, was important. Contrary to certain claims in the literature, fear stimulated change of behaviour for many in this group. Climate change was framed as a moral issue, requiring acts of conscience. Children were invoked as educators and moral guides. Role models and a supportive social context played an important part. Alternatives to flying were brought forward as a motive to refrain from flying. Only a few mentioned shame as momentous. Instead, stopping travelling by air invoked a feeling of agency and responsibility, and could also result in a positive sensation.Cogitatio2021-06-09info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://doi.org/10.17645/up.v6i2.3974oai:ojs.cogitatiopress.com:article/3974Urban Planning; Vol 6, No 2 (2021): Cities, Long-Distance Travel, and Climate Impacts; 314-3242183-7635reponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAPenghttps://www.cogitatiopress.com/urbanplanning/article/view/3974https://doi.org/10.17645/up.v6i2.3974https://www.cogitatiopress.com/urbanplanning/article/view/3974/3974Copyright (c) 2021 Nina Wormbs, Maria Wolrath Söderberghttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessWormbs, NinaWolrath Söderberg, Maria2022-12-20T11:00:10Zoai:ojs.cogitatiopress.com:article/3974Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T16:22:06.206345Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Knowledge, Fear, and Conscience: Reasons to Stop Flying Because of Climate Change |
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Knowledge, Fear, and Conscience: Reasons to Stop Flying Because of Climate Change Wormbs, Nina arguments; children; climate change; flight shame; inner deliberation; knowledge-action gap; stop flying; topos |
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Knowledge, Fear, and Conscience: Reasons to Stop Flying Because of Climate Change |
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Knowledge, Fear, and Conscience: Reasons to Stop Flying Because of Climate Change |
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Wormbs, Nina |
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Wormbs, Nina Wolrath Söderberg, Maria |
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arguments; children; climate change; flight shame; inner deliberation; knowledge-action gap; stop flying; topos |
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Much research on the societal consequences of climate change has focused on inaction, seeking to explain why societies and individuals do not change according to experts’ recommendations. In this qualitative study, we instead consider people who have changed their behaviour for the sake of the climate: They have stopped travelling by air. We first asked them to elaborate their rationales for the behaviour change. Then, using topos theory to find thought structures, we analysed their 673 open-text answers. Several themes emerged, which together can be regarded as a process of change. Increased knowledge, primarily narrated as a process by which latent knowledge was transformed into insight, through experience or emotional distress, was important. Contrary to certain claims in the literature, fear stimulated change of behaviour for many in this group. Climate change was framed as a moral issue, requiring acts of conscience. Children were invoked as educators and moral guides. Role models and a supportive social context played an important part. Alternatives to flying were brought forward as a motive to refrain from flying. Only a few mentioned shame as momentous. Instead, stopping travelling by air invoked a feeling of agency and responsibility, and could also result in a positive sensation. |
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