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Crisis breeds change: COVID and heatwaves spur citizens to environmental action

Gosnell, Greer K.
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Colorado School of Mines. Payne Institute for Public Policy
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2020-08-21
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https://hdl.handle.net/11124/14114
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As a behavioral economist having researched environmental behaviors for over a decade, I was struck when I read that the "how to live a sustainable lifestyle" search on Google skyrocketed to 5000% its 2019 level weeks after the COVID lockdowns took hold. Crisis--along with a stark break in routine--appeared to refocus people's attention on their everyday actions, and a bigger picture.
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