Support for meat rationing for the sake of the climate
Pressmeddelande
Oskar Lindgren, PhD student in Natural Resources and Sustainable Development at the Department of Earth Sciences at Uppsala University.
Rationing of goods such as meat and fuel can both effectively and fairly reduce consumption that has a high climate impact. In addition, almost 40 per cent of the public say they accept such measures. This is according to new research from the Climate Leadership Group at Uppsala University in a study published in the Nature journal Humanities & Social Sciences Communications.
- Rationing may seem dramatic, but so is climate change. That may explain why support is high after all. And one advantage is that rationing can be perceived as fair, if it is done regardless of income. Fair policies often gain the strongest support,’ says Oskar Lindgren, PhD student in Natural Resources and Sustainable Development at the Department of Earth Sciences at Uppsala University, who led the study published in the Nature journal Humanities & Social Sciences Communications.
Read the full press release on the Swedish page.
Lindgren, O., Elwing, E., Karlsson, M., Jagers, S.; Public acceptability of climate-motivated rationing. Humanit Soc Sci Commun 11, 1252 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-024-03823-7
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41599-024-03823-7
For more information:
Oskar Lindgren, PhD Student, tel: 0739 826 211, e-mail: oskar.lindgren@geo.uu.se
Mikael Karlsson, Senior Lecturer, Institutionen för geovetenskaper; tel: 070 316 27 22; e-mail: mikael.karlsson@geo.uu.se