Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. Contents 7
3. List of figures 11
4. List of abbreviations 13
5. List of tables 15
6. Preface & Acknowledgements 17
7. Summary 21
8. Part I – Introduction
9. 1 Introduction
10. 1.1 Lack of consensus on the IPCC consensus 27
11. 1.2 Structure of study 37
12. Part II – Theoretical and methodological framework
13. 2 Literature review and theoretical foundations
14. 2.1 Introduction 43
15. 2.2 Responsibility 44
16. 2.3 Efficacy 54
17. 2.4 Ways of knowing 59
18. 2.5 The social organisation of denial 70
19. 2.6 Divergent cultures of climate action and denial 83
20. 2.7 Conclusion 89
21. 3 Methods
22. 3.1 Introduction 91
23. 3.2 Background 93
24. 3.3 Research design 93
25. 3.4 Expert interview analysis 94
26. 3.5 Media analysis 97
27. 3.6 Focus group interviews with professional groups 101
28. 3.7 Conclusion 106
29. Part III – Empirical findings
30. 4 Expert interviews
31. 4.1 Introduction 111
32. 4.2 Statements concerning responsibility 111
33. 4.3 Statements related to efficacy 122
34. 4.4 Statements about knowing 131
35. 4.5 Statements pointing towards denial 133
36. 4.6 Conclusion 141
37. 5 Media analysis: Public debates about climate change
38. 5.1 Introduction 143
39. 5.2 Elite climate cultures 144
40. 5.3 Climate cultures ‘from below’ 152
41. 5.4 Conclusion 158
42. 6 The seven focus group discussions
43. 6.1 Introduction 161
44. 6.2 I really don’t care what comes out of the plane in terms of CO₂ – Craftsmen 161
45. 6.3 We only worry about climate change because we are well off – Green startup 166
46. 6.4 There is no [basic human] right to travel by plane – NGO 171
47. 6.5 Climate just exists and cannot be changed – Farmers 177
48. 6.6 I don’t think flying per se is as bad as it is always made out to be – Mobility provider 183
49. 6.7 I have not once heard the word ‘sustainability’ since working here – Industrial enterprise 189
50. 6.8 Flying is indeed something that I don’t prohibit for myself – Teachers 196
51. 6.9 Conclusion 200
52. Part IV – Discussion, recommendations and outlook
53. 7 Discussion
54. 7.1 Introduction 203
55. 7.2 Climate action as ‘elite project’ obscures climate-cultural diversity 204
56. 7.3 Differentiating climate cultures: Responsibility, efficacy and knowing 210
57. 7.4 Differences in denial 219
58. 7.5 Policy recommendations 225
59. 7.6 Outlook 232
60. 8 Conclusion 233
61. References 237