To trust or not to trust? Young people's trust in climate change science and implications for climate change engagement. Issue 3 (4th May 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ojala, Maria
• Is Part Of: Children's geographies. Volume 19:Issue 3(2021)
• Page Start: 284
• Page End: 290
• Publication Date: 2021-05-04
• Subjects: Climate change engagement -- youth -- trust -- coping -- identity development -- pro-environmental behavior; Geographical perception in children -- Periodicals; 305.23
• DOI: 10.1080/14733285.2020.1822516
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1473-3285

Abstract

ABSTRACT: This article discusses young people's trust or distrust in climate change science. The aim is to show how the emotional dimension of trust in climate change science plays a role for an engagement at two levels: how young people relate to climate change at large, if they worry or deny climate change, and how young people deal with ambivalence regarding behavioral advice about, for example, climate-friendly food choices. The article ends by elaborating on the need for more research about what role trust/distrust in climate change science plays in young people's everyday climate engagement, meaning-making, and identity development.