Effect of “finite pool of worry” and COVID-19 on UK climate change perceptions

Darrick Evensen; Lorraine Whitmarsh; Phil Bartie; Patrick Devine-Wright; Jennifer Dickie; Adam Varley; Stacia Ryder; Adam Mayer

doi:10.1073/pnas.2018936118

Effect of “finite pool of worry” and COVID-19 on UK climate change perceptions

Darrick Evensen^*, Lorraine Whitmarsh, Phil Bartie, Patrick Devine-Wright, Jennifer Dickie, Adam Varley, Stacia Ryder, Adam Mayer

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Research reveals that a “finite pool of worry” constrains concern about and action on climate change. Nevertheless, a longitudinal panel survey of 1,858 UK residents, surveyed in April 2019 and June 2020, reveals little evidence for diminishing climate change concern during the COVID-19 pandemic. Further, the sample identifies climate change as a bigger threat than COVID-19. The findings suggest climate change has become an intransigent concern within UK public consciousness.

Original language	English
Journal	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
Volume	118
Issue number	3
Early online date	19 Jan 2021
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2018936118
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 19 Jan 2021

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climate change
COVID-19
finite pool of worry
longitudinal
United Kingdom

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