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Culture and climate action

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Moderating the impacts of climate change is a global problem. Research now shows that cultural values determine whether personal environmental concerns actually lead to pro-environmental action.

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  1. Lisa Zaval is at the Center for Decision Sciences and Center for Research on Environmental Decisions, Columbia University, 1190 Amsterdam Avenue, New York 10027, USA,

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Zaval, L. Culture and climate action. Nature Clim Change 6, 1061–1062 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/nclimate3164

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