Frontmatter 1
Contents 7
List of figures 11
List of abbreviations 13
List of tables 15
Preface & Acknowledgements 17
Summary 21
1.1 Lack of consensus on the IPCC consensus 27
1.2 Structure of study 37
2.1 Introduction 43
2.2 Responsibility 44
2.3 Efficacy 54
2.4 Ways of knowing 59
2.5 The social organisation of denial 70
2.6 Divergent cultures of climate action and denial 83
2.7 Conclusion 89
3.1 Introduction 91
3.2 Background 93
3.3 Research design 93
3.4 Expert interview analysis 94
3.5 Media analysis 97
3.6 Focus group interviews with professional groups 101
3.7 Conclusion 106
4.1 Introduction 111
4.2 Statements concerning responsibility 111
4.3 Statements related to efficacy 122
4.4 Statements about knowing 131
4.5 Statements pointing towards denial 133
4.6 Conclusion 141
5.1 Introduction 143
5.2 Elite climate cultures 144
5.3 Climate cultures 'from below' 152
5.4 Conclusion 158
6.1 Introduction 161
6.2 I really don't care what comes out of the plane in terms of CO2 - Craftsmen 161
6.3 We only worry about climate change because we are well off - Green startup 166
6.4 There is no [basic human] right to travel by plane - NGO 171
6.5 Climate just exists and cannot be changed - Farmers 177
6.6 I don't think flying per se is as bad as it is always made out to be - Mobility provider 183
6.7 I have not once heard the word 'sustainability' since working here - Industrial enterprise 189
6.8 Flying is indeed something that I don't prohibit for myself - Teachers 196
6.9 Conclusion 200
7.1 Introduction 203
7.2 Climate action as 'elite project' obscures climate-cultural diversity 204
7.3 Differentiating climate cultures: Responsibility, efficacy and knowing 210
7.4 Differences in denial 219
7.5 Policy recommendations 225
7.6 Outlook 232
8 Conclusion 233
References 237