Dalek from the BBC’s Dr. Who TV series
A lot of ‘requiring’ going on here. We read ‘researchers are calling for the urgent development of a UK public engagement strategy for Net Zero’ to flush out any troublemakers to get everyone ready to ‘shift behaviours’ in various specified ways. The attitude of climate obsessives handing out emissions reduction orders is spelt out in their reports.
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The pace and scale of behavior change required to meet the UK’s Net Zero targets will require the UK Government to do much more to support people to make greener choices, say the authors of a newly published review.
Environmental psychologists based at the Center for Climate Change & Social Transformations (CAST) at the University of Bath conducted a review for the Climate Change Committee (CCC)—the independent non-departmental body that advises the UK Government on adapting to and mitigating the effects of climate change, says Phys.org.
Across two reports, they highlight that to reach Net Zero by 2050, substantial emissions reductions will need to come from people making greener choices. The review focuses on eight key areas where behavior change is required. [Talkshop comment – *required*…you will obey!]
Areas where individuals will need to shift behaviors include diet (i.e., reducing high-carbon foods like meat and dairy); reducing consumption by reusing, repairing, and recycling; flying less; and supporting farmers to increase tree-planting.
The review also considers areas where other forms of behavior change are required, such as upskilling workers with new Net Zero skills and careers; supporting businesses to be more sustainable; and creating well-accepted fair policies for all. [Talkshop comment – whatever that means?]
The review finds that most behavior change interventions are focused on changes at an individual level—for example by giving people information. However, they conclude that these measures are generally less effective at shifting behavior than interventions which make greener choices more attractive, affordable, convenient, or the default; or regulations and incentives led by the Government or businesses to support behavior change.
In order to bring about these changes and involve the public in the process, the researchers are calling for the urgent development of a UK public engagement strategy for Net Zero.
Full article here.
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