Contemporary discussions of climate change response
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The gap
Contemporary discussions of climate change response frequently emphasise individual moral responsibility, but little is known about how environmental messages are taken up or resisted in everyday practices.
Evidence profile
Sourced from the stated research gap and abstract of the source papers, classified as general, drawn from work published between 2010 and 2026, spanning 4 journals. Those papers have been cited 137 times in total.
Research trend
Established — well-defined area with open sub-problems.
Supporting evidence — 4 representative gaps
- Why are levels of human values fundamental to understanding individual attitude regarding climate change? (2026) · Environment Development and Sustainability · doi
The literature raises the question of why people still resist mobilizing to curb the advance of climate change. There is a gap in understanding the interplay between individual and societal values in shaping pro-environmental attitudes.
generalstated research gapevidence 5/5Keywords: literature raises question people still resist mobilizing curb - Behaviour and climate change: Consumer perceptions of responsibility (2010) · Journal of Marketing Management · cited 133× · doi
Abstract This paper explores the under-researched notion of consumer responsibility, a potentially significant influence on consumer behaviour that marketers and policymakers may be able to harness as they attempt to respond to environmental challenges such as climate change.
generalabstractevidence 4/5Keywords: consumer abstract explores researched notion responsibility potentially significant influence behaviour marketers policymakers able harness attempt - Telling ‘moral tales’? Family narratives of responsible privilege and environmental concern in India and the UK (2016) · Families Relationships and Societies · cited 4× · doi
Contemporary discussions of climate change response frequently emphasise individual moral responsibility, but little is known about how environmental messages are taken up or resisted in everyday practices.
generalabstractevidence 4/5Keywords: contemporary discussions climate change response frequently emphasise individual moral responsibility little known environmental messages taken - Fostering consumers’ climate (change) engagement (2026) · Journal of Business Research · doi
Despite rapidly advancing scholarship on consumer engagement and climate change as individual domains, understanding of their theoretical interface remains underdeveloped, revealing a key gap in the literature.
generalabstractevidence 4/5Keywords: despite rapidly advancing scholarship consumer engagement climate change individual domains understanding theoretical interface remains underdeveloped
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