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Economic inequality is linked to citizens viewing individuals as more responsible for climate change mitigation than governments

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Christoph Klebl *
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Jolanda Jetten
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Kelly Kirkland
DOI:10.1016/j.ecolecon.2026.109049delete
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• Study of 72 nations explores who citizens view as responsible for climate mitigation. • Tests whether countries' economic inequality is linked to responsibility attributions. • In more unequal nations, people attribute responsibility to individuals over governments. • Association is independent of GDP per capita, climate concern and demographic factors. • Finding suggests inequality may impede government-led climate mitigation.
Keywords:
Climate change
Economic inequality
Individual responsibility
Government responsibility
Climate change mitigation
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