Human Self-Interest and the Problem of Solving Long-Term Issues
The Long Now Blog,
We are a selfish, short-sighted lot. As many a game theory experiment has shown, we simply aren’t as motivated by the promise…
Climate concern grows with personal threat, study says
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Research has shown part of the reason many cannot get on board with the need to fight climate change, suggesting the impacts…
Study Shows Why We Need A Carbon Tax, Not R
ThinkProgress » Climate Progress,
So there’s this new study in Nature Climate Change, “Intra- and intergenerational discounting in the climate game.” Sounds too…
Humans Are Slow to Protect the Environment Because the Benefits Aren't Immediate
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Image via Wikimedia Commons Time is hurting efforts to stop climate change, and not just because we're running out of it.