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31.027 - The Failure to Act: Climate Change Injustice, Denial, and Education

Fri, April 17, 12:25 to 1:55pm, Hyatt, Floor: West Tower - Green Level, Crystal C

Session Type: Symposium

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Recent public opinion surveys (2014) suggest that 53% of Americans do not believe in human-induced climate change. Even amongst those who believe that human-induced climate change is occurring, there is avoidance of the issue, including within education and educational research. In asking why people choose to live in denial about climate change, recent scholarship has identified recoil from the emotional burdens associated with facing up to impacts on future generations, other species, and others around the planet. This panel will highlight forms of climate injustice perpetuated through inaction, some of the sociological complexities surrounding a lack of response in education and educational research, and what might be done.

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