While there is little scientific doubt that the climate is actually changing, people are relatively averse to taking action. To better understand climate change (in-)action, I will summarize the recent literature that examines the affective and emotional processes associated with climate change. Currently, mainly two routes are discussed: first, the study of affective responses to risk perception; second, conceptualizing climate action as a collective phenomenon. Studies show that personal relevance and perceived importance of environmental issues increase risk perception, and that collective environmental actions are driven by group-based emotions. However, instead of focusing mainly on negative affect and (group-based) emotions, such as ‘eco guilt’ or fear related to climate change, I conclude by suggesting a more optimistic and positive approach to establish new norms of climate-friendly lifestyles and policies.

虽然几乎没有科学怀疑气候是实际上在变化，人们相对不愿意采取行动。为了更好地理解气候变化（在）行动，我将总结最近研究与气候变化相关的情感和情绪过程的文献。目前主要讨论两条路径：一是风险感知的情感反应研究；第二，将气候行动概念化为一种集体现象。研究表明，环境问题的个人相关性和感知重要性会增加风险感知，并且集体环境行动是由基于群体的情绪驱动的。然而，与其主要关注负面影响和（基于群体的）情绪，例如“生态内疚”或与气候变化有关的恐惧，