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DOI | 10.1038/s41558-018-0266-y |
High-risk high-reward investments to mitigate climate change | |
Andrews, Talbot M.1; Delton, Andrew W.1,2; Kline, Reuben1 | |
2018-10-01 | |
发表期刊 | NATURE CLIMATE CHANGE
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ISSN | 1758-678X |
EISSN | 1758-6798 |
出版年 | 2018 |
卷号 | 8期号:10页码:890-+ |
文章类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | USA |
英文摘要 | Some technologies, such as solar or wind power, create certain but relatively small reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. Others, such as carbon sequestration devices, have larger potential upsides, but a greater possibility of failure. Here we show using economic games that people will invest in high-risk high-reward technologies when more certain options will not be sufficient. Groups of players had to contribute enough to avoid a simulated climate change disaster. Players could defect, make a certain contribution or make a risky contribution with a high potential gain. Across four studies using both laboratory (n = 296 and n = 297) and online (n = 501 and n = 499) samples, we found that more players made riskier contributions when necessary targets could not be met otherwise, regardless of the magnitude of potential losses. These results suggest that individuals are willing to invest in risky technology when it is necessary to mitigate climate change. |
领域 | 资源环境 |
收录类别 | SCI-E ; SSCI |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000445927700020 |
WOS关键词 | PREFERENCES ; UNCERTAINTY ; INEQUALITY ; ECONOMICS ; MODEL |
WOS类目 | Environmental Sciences ; Environmental Studies ; Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences |
WOS研究方向 | Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences |
引用统计 | |
文献类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/33639 |
专题 | 资源环境科学 |
作者单位 | 1.SUNY Stony Brook, Dept Polit Sci, Ctr Behav Polit Econ, Stony Brook, NY 11794 USA; 2.SUNY Stony Brook, Ctr Behav Polit Econ, Coll Business, Stony Brook, NY 11794 USA |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Andrews, Talbot M.,Delton, Andrew W.,Kline, Reuben. High-risk high-reward investments to mitigate climate change[J]. NATURE CLIMATE CHANGE,2018,8(10):890-+. |
APA | Andrews, Talbot M.,Delton, Andrew W.,&Kline, Reuben.(2018).High-risk high-reward investments to mitigate climate change.NATURE CLIMATE CHANGE,8(10),890-+. |
MLA | Andrews, Talbot M.,et al."High-risk high-reward investments to mitigate climate change".NATURE CLIMATE CHANGE 8.10(2018):890-+. |
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