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Study finds techno-optimistic scientists take fewer climate actions
Original: What's wrong with scientists? (from Dablander et al. (2026), Techno-optimistic scientists take fewer climate actions, En
Researchers led by Fabian Dablander report in Environmental Research Letters that scientists who hold techno-optimistic views about climate change tend to take fewer personal climate actions. The finding is being shared and debated online, with critics asking what it says about the scientific community and whether faith in future technology may be functioning as an excuse for inaction on emissions cuts.
Why now: A new peer-reviewed study linking optimism about technology to weaker personal climate engagement challenges assumptions about scientists' own behaviour.
Fabian DablanderEnvironmental Research Letters
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