FRANCE: A new Reuters/IPSOS research study has discovered that when it comes to stopping climate change, a majority of Americans see it as a “moral obligation” to reduce carbon emissions for the continued health of the planet.
Over 2,800 Americans were polled in February to determine how much moral language is used when it comes to the debate over climate change. Much of the research was prompted by Pope Francis, whose interventions have been growing more forceful regarding the moral implications of neglecting to act on the kinds of global temperature increases that will adversely affect the lives of the world’s poor much more than it will the rest of the world’s more affluent populations.
The poll’s results clearly indicate that approaching the issue of climate change from an ethical or moral standpoint could be the right path in resolving the sometimes stalemated debate in the United States. Those invested deeply in the fossil fuel industry have been highly resistant to the demands of those who wish to limit or reduce carbon emissions in the US, much to the chagrin – and alarm – of climate scientists both in America and around the world.
Meanwhile, the research study clearly showed that a majority of Americans want to see change when it comes to CO2 emissions. 66 percent of respondents said that world leaders have a moral obligation to take positive steps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and nearly 72 percent said they felt a personal moral obligation to reduce emissions in their own daily lives.
The broad appeal of climate change as viewed through a moral lens could be the secret to mobilizing effective change, according to Eric Sapp. The executive director of a grassroots organization called the American Values Network, Sapp’s mission is to encourage faith-based communities to engage in policy issues such as global warming.
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