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Climate Change Adaptation 1 Location: B004 Session Chair: Uchechukwu Jarrett, University of Nebraska-Lincoln | |
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Come Rain or Shine: Extreme Weather, Climate Attitudes and Behaviour Sciences Po, France Whether personal experience with extreme weather translates into climate action remains unclear. This paper estimates the short- and long-run effects of local temperature anomalies on climate beliefs and carbon-related behaviour, by leveraging the UK Household Longitudinal Study merged with high-resolution temperature anomalies. Using quasi-random interview timing around these shocks, I find that extreme heat increases climate concern in the short run (by about 3% of the mean in beliefs), but the effect fades within 2-3 months. Exploiting variation in cumulative anomaly exposure over multiple years, I then show that sustained exposure works in the opposite direction: while pro-environmental beliefs trend upward over the sample period, the most exposed individuals gain about 2 points less on a 0-100 belief scale than comparable unexposed households, with the attenuation concentrated among those with higher baseline concern and greater material stakes. Behavioural responses show a persistent belief-action gap and only small long-run adjustment. Overall, the results suggest that experience with extreme temperatures is an unreliable driver of climate action. | |