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Global environmental change: Modifying human contributions through education

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OSTI ID:577368

The 1995 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Science report concludes that evidence now available {open_quotes}points toward a discernible human influence on global climate{close_quotes}. Reductions in emissions will require changes in human behavior. Knowledge, often through education, is an important moderator of human environmental behavior. This study assessed whether gains in global environmental change knowledge would lead to changes in human behaviors that could be deemed environmentally responsible.

OSTI ID:
577368
Report Number(s):
CONF-970522--
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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