One possible reason is that high inequality erodes institutional trust, making systemic change feel unrealistic to people. This may create a kind of double barrier to climate action. The wealthy block policy from above, and at the same time, inequality reduces public pressure for it from below.(3/3)
The data came from 72 countries and ~76,000 people, and the association remained after controlling for GDP per capita, perceived importance of climate change, age, gender, and education (and other controls). (2/3)
Happy to share our new paper in Ecological Economics with @jolanda-jetten.bsky.social & @kellykirkland.bsky.social! People in more unequal countries are more likely to view individuals rather than governments as responsible for climate change mitigation. (1/3) www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...