Responding to the existential threat of climate change is often seen as requiring greater reflexivity. Imbued with notions of resilience and reflection, reflexivity is assumed to contribute to pro‐environmental change. However, as the need to manage climate impacts becomes more immediate, political struggles over climate adaptation have become increasingly apparent. These impacts occur most often within local communities, in the context of competing economic interests and differing interpretations of climate science. Thus while it is increasingly difficult to deny climate change, conflicting priorities can lead to ignorance. In these circumstances, how communities build and share knowledge, and negotiate responses is central. Based on a study of a vulnerable region in Australia, we identify three processes through which the local community mobilized to disrupt local climate change adaptation. These included emphasizing uncertainty about the science of climate change, encouraging fear about property prices, and repositioning property owners as victims of climate adaptation policy. We argue that this response to climate adaptation constitutes the production of reflexive ignorance, which reinforces skepticism around scientific authority and defends particular economic interests.

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“我认为没有人真正知道”：在气候变化适应中构建反射性无知

应对气候变化的生存威胁通常被视为需要更大的反思性。充满弹性和反思的概念，反思性被认为有助于促进环境变化。然而，随着管理气候影响的需求变得更加紧迫，关于气候适应的政治斗争变得越来越明显。这些影响最常发生在当地社区，在相互竞争的经济利益和对气候科学的不同解释的背景下。因此，虽然否认气候变化越来越困难，但相互冲突的优先事项可能导致无知。在这种情况下，社区如何建立和分享知识以及协商响应是核心。根据对澳大利亚脆弱地区的研究，我们确定了当地社区动员起来破坏当地气候变化适应的三个过程。其中包括强调气候变化科学的不确定性，鼓励对房地产价格的恐惧，以及将业主重新定位为气候适应政策的受害者。我们认为，这种对气候适应的反应构成了反身性无知，这加强了对科学权威的怀疑并捍卫了特定的经济利益。