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5.2 Action individuelle, transformation sociale

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  1. Même quand une personne prend toutes les mesures en son pouvoir Ivanova, D., et al., ‘Quantifying the potential for climate change mitigation of consumption options’, Environmental Research Letters, 15 (9), 2020: Article 093001, https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ab8589.

    l’action climatique survient à travers les nombreux rôles que nous endossons Whitmarsh, L., et al., ‘Behaviour change to address climate change’, Current Opinion in Psychology, 42, 2021: 76–81, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2021.04.002.

    mais l’inverse est vrai Nolan, J. M., et al., ‘Normative social influence is underdetected’, Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 34 (7), 2008: 913–23, https://doi.org/10.1177%2F0146167208316691.

    la part des choix respectueux de l’environnement Abrahamse, W., and Steg, L., ‘Social influence approaches to encourage resource conservation: a meta-analysis’, Global Environmental Change, 23 (6), 2013: 1773–85, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2013.07.029.

  2. « contagion » sociale ou comportementale Newell, P., et al., ‘Scaling behaviour change for a 1.5-degree world: challenges and opportunities’, Global Sustainability, 4, 2021: Article e22, https://doi.org/10.1017/sus.2021.23.

    les foyers installant des panneaux solaires ont un effet mesurable Graziano, M., and Gillingham, K., ‘Spatial patterns of solar photovoltaic system adoption: the influence of neighbors and the built environment’, Journal of Economic Geography, 15 (4), 2015: 815–39, https://doi.org/10.1093/jeg/lbu036.

    l’usage des vélos, trottinettes et voitures électriques Seebauer, S., ‘Why early adopters engage in interpersonal diffusion of technological innovations: an empirical study on electric bicycles and electric scooters’, Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 78, 2015: 146–60, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.2015.04.017; Figenbaum, E., ‘Perspectives on Norway’s supercharged electric vehicle policy’, Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions, 25, 2017: 14–34, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eist.2016.11.002.

    a commencé à influer sur les nouvelles normes sociales Becken, S., et al., ‘Climate crisis and flying: social media analysis traces the rise of “flightshame”’, Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 29 (9), 2021: 1450–69, https://doi.org/10.1080/09669582.2020.1851699; Gössling, S., et al., ‘Does « flight shame » affect social norms? Changing perspectives on the desirability of air travel in Germany’, Journal of Cleaner Production, 266, 2020: Article 122015, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.122015.

    le nombre de passagers empruntant les vols intérieurs a baissé de 9 % Berton, E., ‘Flight shaming hits air travel as « Greta effect » takes off’, Reuters, 2 octobre 2019, https://www.reuters.com/article/us-travel-flying-climate/flight-shaming-hits-air-travel-as-greta-effect-takes-off-idUSKBN1WH23G; Hervey-Bathurst, Isabella, ‘‘« Flygskam »: the very real impact of climate change on Swedish airlines’, Schrodes, 28 mai 2019, https://www.schroders.com/en/insights/economics/flygskam-the-very-real-impact-of-climate-change-on-swedish-airlines/.

    La campagne Flight Free Flight Free UK, ‘Why flight free?’, https://flightfree.co.uk/why_flight_free/.

    L’enthousiasme grandissant pour les régimes d’origine végétale Stewart, C., et al., ‘Trends in UK meat consumption: analysis of data from years 1–11 (2008–09 to 2018–19) of the National Diet and Nutrition Survey rolling programme’, Lancet Planetary Health, 5 (10), 2021: Article, e699–e708, https://doi.org/10.1016/S2542-5196(21)00228-X.

    a poussé les producteurs à miser Wood, Z., ‘World is shifting to a more plant-based diet, says Unilever chief’, Guardian, 4 février 2021, https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/feb/04/world-is-shifting-to-a-more-plant-based-diet-says-unilever-chief.

    inciter davantage de gens encore à modifier leurs choix alimentaires Garnett, E. E., et al., ‘Impact of increasing vegetarian availability on meal selection and sales in cafeterias’, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 116 (42), 2019: 20923–9, https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1907207116.

    des personnalités publiques influentes […] peut être particulièrement prononcé Westlake, S., ‘Climate change: yes, your individual action does make a difference’, The Conversation, 11 avril 2019, https://theconversation.com/climate-change-yes-your-individual-action-does-make-a-difference-115169; Nielsen, K. S., et al., ‘The role of high-socioeconomic-status people in locking in or rapidly reducing energy-driven greenhouse gas emissions’, Nature Energy, 6 (11), 2021: 1011–16, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41560-021-00900-y.

    des choix personnels qui transmettent un message sur la gravité Attari, S. Z., et al., ‘Statements about climate researchers’ carbon footprints affect their credibility and the impact of their advice’, Climatic Change, 138 (1–2), 2016: 325–38, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-016-1713-2.

    Les 10 % les plus riches de la planète Capstick, S., et al., ‘Bridging the gap: the role of equitable low-carbon lifestyles’, Programme des Nations unies pour l’environnement, Emissions Gap Report 2020, December 2020, 62–75, https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/34432; Chancel, L., ‘The richest 10% produce about half of greenhouse gas emissions. They should pay to fix the climate’, Guardian, 7 décembre 2021, https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/dec/07/we-cant-address-the-climate-crisis-unless-we-also-take-on-global-inequality.

  3. par leurs ressources personnelles, ils sont mieux placés Nielsen et al., ‘The role of high-socioeconomic-status people’.

    L’implication dans les mouvements sociaux De la Mare, T., ‘Concern about the climate at record highs among the UK public, poll finds’, Evening Standard, 10 novembre 2021, https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/climate-change-poll-yougov-extinction-rebellion-cop26-b965448.html.

    l’influence que cela peut avoir sur l’opinion publique en général Bugden, D., ‘Does climate protest work? Partisanship, protest, and sentiment pools’, Socius: Sociological Research for a Dynamic World, 6, 2020: 1–13, https://doi.org/10.1177%2F2378023120925949.

    exercer une pression sur les décideurs From Student Strikes to the Extinction Rebellion: New Protest Movements Shaping Our Future (Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2020); Agnone, J., ‘Amplifying public opinion: the policy impact of the U.S. environmental movement’, Social Forces, 85 (4), 2007: 1593–1620, https://doi.org/10.1353/sof.2007.0059.

    les citoyens sont clairement en demande de réaction gouvernementale forte Howarth, C., et al., ‘Building a social mandate for climate action: lessons from COVID-19’, Environmental and Resource Economics, 76 (4), 2020: 1107–15, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10640-020-00446-9; Flynn, C., et al., People’s Climate Vote: Results, United Nations Development Programme and the University of Oxford, 26 janvier 2021, https://www.undp.org/publications/peoples-climate-vote; Steentjes, K., et al., ; Steentjes, K., et al., Public Perceptions of Climate Change and Policy Action in the UK, China, Sweden and Brazil, Centre for Climate Change and Social Transformations briefing paper, novembre 2021, https://cast.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/01112021-Briefing-10-final.pdf.

    demandant aux jeunes Allemands d’« accentuer la pression » Interview avec Angela Merkel sur Deutsche Welle, 7 novembre 2021, Deutsche Welle News, 7 novembre 2021, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMvoxx7XFuc.

    « nos pieds ont besoin d’être maintenus au-dessus des braises » Nicola Sturgeon a fait cette remarque lors d’une session plénière de la COP26 avec l’activiste ougandaise Vanessa Nakate et le Britannique Nigel Topping, Champion de haut niveau de l’ONU pour l’action climatique: ‘Cop26: racing to a better world’, YouTube, 11 novembre 2021, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElSRo5A5d4E [from 37:00].

    à la reconfiguration même des systèmes et cultures Amel, E., et al., ‘Beyond the roots of human inaction: fostering collective effort toward ecosystem conservation’, Science, 356 (6335), 2017: 275–9, https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aal1931.

    l’effet domino est possible Centola, D., et al., ‘Experimental evidence for tipping points in social convention’, Science, 360 (6393), 2018: 1116–19, https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aas8827; Otto, I. M., et al., ‘Social tipping dynamics for stabilizing Earth’s climate by 2050’, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117 (5), 2020: 2354–65, https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1900577117; Newell et al., ‘Scaling behaviour change for a 1.5-degree world’.

    l’histoire montre que ce type de transitions peut être brutal Rapid Transition Alliance, Is There Hope?, 1er novembre 2021, https://www.rapidtransition.org/resources/a-pocket-book-of-hope/.

    rien de tout cela ne signifie […] aux seuls citoyens Akenji, L., ‘Consumer scapegoatism and limits to green consumerism’, Journal of Cleaner Production, 63, 2014: 13–23, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2013.05.022.

    leurs pouvoirs […] souvent lourdement contraints Maniates, M. F., ‘Individualization: plant a tree, buy a bike, save the world?’, Global Environmental Politics, 1 (3), 2001: 31–52, https://doi.org/10.1162/152638001316881395.

    L’accent sur la responsabilité personnelle a été utilisé à mauvais escient Lamb, W. F., et al., ‘Discourses of climate delay’, Global Sustainability, 3, 2020: Article e17, https://doi.org/10.1017/sus.2020.13.

    une tactique délibérée qui mérite d’être discréditée Supran, G., and Oreskes, N., ‘Rhetoric and frame analysis of ExxonMobil’s climate change communications’, One Earth, 4 (5), 2021: 696–719, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2021.04.014.

    Il est aussi essentiel que les gouvernements fassent preuve d’autorité Akenji, L., et al., 1.5-Degree Lifestyles: Towards a Fair Consumption Space for All, Hot or Cool Institute, octobre 2021, https://hotorcool.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Hot_or_Cool_1_5_lifestyles_FULL_REPORT_AND_ANNEX_B.pdf.