Essays about: "Climate denial"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 22 essays containing the words Climate denial.

  1. 11. The Powers of Poetry: Creative writing from the Niger Delta as a tool for environmental justice

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

    Author : Kerime van Opijnen; [2021]
    Keywords : Human Ecology; Environmental Justice; Poetry; Writer Activism; Niger Delta; Shell; Decoloniality; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Inspired by centuries of activists who used creative writing as a tool to encourage reflections and inspire change, this thesis looks at the possibility of poetry to be used as an environmental justice tool. In particular the ability of poetry from Nigeria to engage Dutch people with problems around Shell’s exploitation of the Niger Delta and its people, is investigated. READ MORE

  3. 12. Cool Dudes in Europe: Climate change denial amongst conservative ‘white’ men

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Tryggve Pederby; [2019]
    Keywords : Cool dude-effect; climate change denial; ESS; multilevel logistic regression; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Why are certain categories of people more likely than others to regard climate change as ‘fake news’? This thesis aims to replicate and expand on two earlier articles from McCright and Dunlap (2011) and Krange et al. (2019) who show that conservative white men are more likely to be climate change deniers in the US and Norway, respectively. READ MORE

  4. 13. Sustainable Behaviour through Nudging? : An Experimental Study on Nudging, Climate Change Denial and Political Orientation

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

    Author : Hanna Lundström; [2019]
    Keywords : Nudging; Climate Change Denial; Political Orientation; Sustainable Consumption Behaviour;

    Abstract : Can nudging promote sustainable consumption behaviour? This study investigates if nudging promotes more environmentally-friendly purchases when applying either a default option or adding a product to elicit the attraction effect in a consumption situation of electronic products. The study further investigates sustainable consumption behaviour by looking at political orientation and the degree of climate change denial. READ MORE

  5. 14. The Cow in the Room: Addressing Meat and Animal-Derived Food Consumption in the Age of Climate Change

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

    Author : Madelaine Bereza; [2019]
    Keywords : Climate change; dietary change; socially organized denial; carnism; optical socialization; nonhuman animals; meat; animal-derived foods; plant-based foods; Human Ecology.; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis problematizes the consumption of meat and animal-derived foods in the age of climate change. Despite vast empirical data showing the detrimental effects related to animal agriculture, there is a general reluctance to stop consuming animal-based foods. READ MORE

  6. 15. There is No Alternative: A Symbolic Interactionist Account of Swedish Climate Activists

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi; Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

    Author : Kristoffer Berglund; [2019]
    Keywords : climate change; climate activism; symbolic interactionism; sociology of emotions; climate anxiety; environmentalism; social psychology; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Today, a climate crisis is immanent. In this thesis I have conducted nine semi-structured interviews with Swedish climate activists. READ MORE