A framework to address cognitive biases of climate change

Jiaying Zhao; Yu Luo

doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2021.08.029

A framework to address cognitive biases of climate change

Neuron. 2021 Nov 17;109(22):3548-3551. doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2021.08.029. Epub 2021 Sep 22.

Authors

Jiaying Zhao¹, Yu Luo²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada; Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada. Electronic address: jiayingz@psych.ubc.ca.
² Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada.

PMID: 34555315
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2021.08.029

Abstract

We propose a framework that outlines several predominant cognitive biases of climate change, identifies potential causes, and proposes debiasing tools, with the ultimate goal of depolarizing climate beliefs and promoting actions to mitigate climate change.

Keywords: behavior change; cognition; debias; decision making; polarization.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Bias
Climate Change
Cognition*
Decision Making*