Parents and climate protection: Study refutes worries-myth after birth!
Parents and climate protection: Study refutes worries-myth after birth!
A current study by the University of Oldenburg, which was carried out in cooperation with the Trinity College Dublin, has examined the widespread assumption that the birth of a child leads to an increased concern of environmental and climate issues in parents. The results of this investigation based on data from the socio-economical panel from 1984 to 2020 contradict this conviction. According to sociologist Gundula Zoch, the study shows that parents report less concerns about the birth of the environment and climate.
The reason for this is that everyday life with a newborn brings other, immediate priorities. In this phase, environmental and climate protection understandably takes a back seat for many parents. Only when the children achieve school age do the parents once again express similar concerns about the climate as before the birth.
environmental awareness and climate protection
In addition to these new findings, a scientific report on the environmental consciousness study 2020 of the Federal Environment Agency is illuminating conclusive aspects of climate protection in Germany. The study has the central focus topic "Climate protection and social-ecological transformation". Important indicators of environmental awareness, including "climate awareness" and "willingness to change", are expanded.The survey also examines socio -cultural, socio -demographic and structural influencing factors for climate -relevant practices. In addition, the commitment and support for climate policy instruments are analyzed. Central findings include in -depth analyzes that are in the context of selected international studies on climate protection and the perception of climate change.
conclusion and outlook
In summary, the study by the University of Oldenburg shows that the fear that parents will automatically become concerned about environmental issues by birth for a child does not reflect reality. These results are calling for a re -evaluation of the discussion about the environmental awareness of parents. It is often the immediate challenges of parenthood that lead to a decline in attention to climate protection, as the study results show. In the coming time, it will be crucial how such findings are integrated into the political landscape and what influence they will have on future environmental policy measures.| Details | |
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