澳大利亚研究团队对约2800名澳大利亚人进行了为期4年的追踪研究，时间跨度为2021至2024年，旨在探寻个人环保行为与集体气候行动之间的关系[1]。研究基于国家气候行动调查数据展开[1]。
研究团队发现，个人环保行为与集体行动和气候政策支持呈正相关[1]，但个人环保行为在一年内增加或减少对次年集体和政治参与没有影响[1]。这表明使用可重复使用杯子等个人环保举措并不会自动转化为更大规模的气候行动或减少参与程度。研究认为，个人行为更多是现有价值观和关切的表现，而非集体行动的催化剂或障碍[1]。
追踪期间，集体行动和政策支持水平出现轻微下降，研究推测这一现象可能与生活成本危机等其他紧迫问题的竞争有关[1]。
调查还发现，年轻、受教育程度高和女性受访者对气候政策的支持相对更强[1]。
A four-year tracking study of approximately 2,800 Australians has challenged the assumption that individual environmental behaviors diminish collective climate action.[1] Researchers found that personal eco-friendly practices, such as using reusable cups, do not reduce participation in collective climate movements or support for climate policies.[1] Instead, personal environmental actions reflect existing values and concerns rather than serving as either catalysts for or barriers to broader climate engagement.[1]
The research, which analyzed data from 2021 to 2024, revealed that changes in individual environmental behavior within a single year had no measurable impact on participants' levels of collective action or political participation in the following year.[1] Notably, younger respondents, those with higher education levels, and women demonstrated stronger support for climate policies throughout the study period.[1] During the tracking period, however, both collective climate action and policy support showed slight declines, potentially reflecting competition from other pressing concerns such as the cost-of-living crisis.[1]
