Activating the legacy motive mitigates intergenerational discounting in the climate game
Global Environmental Change（2020）
Abstract
•Intergenerational discounting is a serious obstacle to climate action.•We examine discounting tendencies in a climate change cooperation game.•Discounting reduced peoples willingness to cooperate with future generations.•Activating peoples drive to leave a positive legacy reduced discounting tendencies.•Legacy promoting instruments should be used to facilitate climate action.
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Key words
Climate change,Cooperation,Intergenerational discounting,Legacy motive,Tragedy of the commons,Tragedy of the horizon
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