I also feel that most (not all) people won't change their ways quickly
unless forced to by cost, which requires political input. Colin Challen MP
has a bill in Parliament on the Domestic Tradable Quota scheme, whereby
everyone has a carbon ration. I'm maybe out on a limb here, but given the
current security situation and the opposition to ID cards, might we see
carbon cards relatively soon? Function creep etc?
If this happens, we need good public education (better than any we've had
before!) to avoid people just feeling 'hard done by' & looking for ways to
'dodge the system', whatever their income level. The reason that so many
'want' SUVs & Nike trainers but so few 'want' a sustainable global ecosystem
is all to do with information. I like the ideas about simple communication
etc.
MM x
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From: "John Scull" <[log in to unmask]>
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Subject: Re: DISCUSSION- EMISSIONS GOING BY SHIP IS 2.5 TIMES WORSE T HAN
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> Chris wrote:
> > Is anyone aware of any work being done on the topic of relating specific
> behaviours to climate change impacts which aims to create information
which
> is of use and relevance to the general public?
>
> Good question. As a psychologist I can assure everyone that quantitative
> information is unlikely to have a large effect on the behaviour of
> individuals. The clearest guideline would be to have the carbon emissions
> reflected in the cost of different options. This moves the problem of
> persuasion from influencing the general public to influencing our
political
> leaders to changing taxation policies or regulating prices.
>
> John
>
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