An American paradox

Dale Jamieson

doi:10.1007/s10584-005-9044-8

An American paradox

Dale Jamieson

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This paper explores the paradox that while Americans generally identify themselves as environmentalists, they show little willingness to voluntarily restrain their behavior or to support specific fiscal policies that would result in increased levels of environmental protection. I explore the role of values in the explanation of this paradox, and discuss some of the difficulties involved in studying values and their role in human behavior.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	97-102
Number of pages	6
Journal	Climatic Change
Volume	77
Issue number	1-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-005-9044-8
State	Published - Jul 2006

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Global and Planetary Change
Atmospheric Science

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