Climate of the Middle : : Understanding Climate Change As a Common Challenge.

• Superior document: SpringerBriefs in Climate Studies
• Author: Siegmann, Arjen.
• Place / Publishing House: Cham : : Springer International Publishing AG,, 2022.; ©2022.
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Climate Studies
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (76 pages)

Table of Contents

• Intro
• Preface
• Contents
• Contributors
• Chapter 1: Introduction and Lessons Learned
• 1.1 Introduction
• 1.2 Dealing with Polarised Positions on Climate Change
• 1.3 Achieving a Good Distribution of Responsibilities
• 1.4 Building on Existing Moral Inclinations
• 1.5 Conclusion
• References
• Chapter 2: Perceptions of Catastrophic Climate Risks
• 2.1 Introduction
• 2.2 Why Perceptions of Climate Risks Matter
• 2.3 Biases and Heuristics in Decision-Making
• 2.4 Policies that Work With-Not Against-Behavioral Biases
• 2.5 Conclusion
• References
• Chapter 3: Determinants of Belief - And Unbelief - In Climate Change
• 3.1 The Scientific Consensus and Public Reception
• 3.2 Cognitive, Motivational and Social Determinants of Disbelief in Climate Change
• 3.3 Conspiratorial Thinking
• 3.4 Doubt and Uncertainty as a Political Strategy
• 3.5 Conclusion
• References
• Chapter 4: Climate Catastrophes as a Sum of Known Risks
• 4.1 Introduction
• 4.2 Difficulties in Grasping the Scale and Impact of the Problem
• 4.3 The Apparent Predictability and Manageability of Climate Change
• 4.4 The Corona Crisis as a Harbinger of Climate Risks
• 4.5 Catastrophes as Cascades of Foreseeable Problems
• 4.6 Conclusion
• References
• Chapter 5: The Green Challenge for Central Banks and Households
• 5.1 Introduction
• 5.2 Who Should Act?
• 5.3 Greening Monetary Policy
• 5.4 Greening Consumption
• 5.5 Conclusion
• References
• Chapter 6: Corporate Taxation in a Circular Economy
• 6.1 Introduction
• 6.2 Dilemmas of Corporate Taxation in a Circular Economy
• 6.3 A Legitimate Green Corporate Tax
• 6.4 Corporate Tax Design in a Circular Economy
• 6.5 Conclusion
• References
• Chapter 7: Climate Change in the Attention Arena of the Middle Class
• 7.1 Introduction
• 7.2 The Middle Class and Its Worries.
• 7.3 Sentiment Can Reverse Quickly - The Virus
• 7.4 Climate Change Concerns as a Cultural Phenomenon
• 7.5 Challenges for Obtaining Efficient Interventions
• 7.6 Focusing the Goodwill of the Western Middle-Class: Apollo Projects
• 7.7 Conclusion
• References.