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EU Citizen support for climate-friendly agriculture (Farm) and dietary options (Fork) across the left-right political spectrum
Climate Policy ( IF 6.056 ) Pub Date : 2022-08-05 , DOI: 10.1080/14693062.2022.2104792
Joop de Boer 1 , Harry Aiking 1
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ABSTRACT

This paper aims to improve understanding of how EU citizens’ left-right political positions and ideological polarization on climate change affect their views on both agriculture and diet in the context of climate change policy. It uses the methods of survey research and quantitative analyses of the data (principal components and regression analysis). The work combines the Farm- and Fork-related branches of Eurobarometer 93.2 (2020) and focuses on citizens’ responses to a more climate-friendly agriculture and their ideas about ‘eating a healthy and sustainable diet’. The analysis revealed different degrees of citizen support for a more climate-friendly agriculture and climate-friendly dietary options (including meat reduction). Citizens’ left-right political position correlated negatively with support for a more climate-friendly agriculture and support for climate-friendly dietary options, but only in the Northwestern European countries. In these countries, the expected positive correlations between level of education and pro-environmental variables were found, but these correlations were not observed among the right-leaning participants. However, the positive correlation between support for a more climate-friendly agriculture and support for climate-friendly dietary options was less strongly affected by left-right political positions. Hence, public opinion is moving in the direction of EU climate policy over time; however, citizens did not fully acknowledge the priority of meat reduction in this context.

Key policy insights

  • Political and ideological polarization has seriously interfered with attempts to promote a more climate-friendly agriculture (Farm) and changes in dietary thinking including meat reduction (Fork). To promote these changes, more work must be done on the role of cultural identities in relation to climate issues.

  • Yet, EU citizens showed an increasing support for more climate-friendly agriculture, which correlated positively with support for climate-friendly dietary options across the left-right political spectrum. Science-based information regarding climate risks and/or loyalty to local farmers may play a role in shaping these opinions.

  • The priority of meat reduction needs considerably more attention to achieve the EU’s climate objectives. For citizens, both nutritional (health) and environmental (i.e. climate change, as well as species decline and farm animal welfare) reasons can be strong motivating factors to consider meat reduction.



中文翻译:

欧盟公民支持左右政治光谱的气候友好型农业(农场)和饮食选择(叉子)

摘要

本文旨在提高对欧盟公民在气候变化政策背景下的左右政治立场和意识形态两极分化如何影响他们对农业和饮食的看法的理解。它使用调查研究和数据定量分析(主成分和回归分析)的方法。这项工作结合了 Eurobarometer 93.2 (2020) 中与农场和叉子相关的分支,重点关注公民对气候友好型农业的反应以及他们关于“吃健康和可持续饮食”的想法。分析显示不同程度的公民支持更加气候友好的农业和气候友好的饮食选择(包括减少肉类)。公民的左右政治立场与对气候友好型农业的支持和对气候友好型饮食选择的支持呈负相关,但仅限于西北欧国家。在这些国家中,发现了教育水平和亲环境变量之间的预期正相关,但在右倾参与者中没有观察到这些相关性。然而,对气候友好型农业的支持与对气候友好型饮食选择的支持之间的正相关关系受左右政治立场的影响较小。因此,随着时间的推移,公众舆论正朝着欧盟气候政策的方向发展;然而,在这种情况下,公民并没有完全承认减少肉类的优先性。但仅限于西北欧国家。在这些国家中,发现了教育水平和亲环境变量之间的预期正相关,但在右倾参与者中没有观察到这些相关性。然而,对气候友好型农业的支持与对气候友好型饮食选择的支持之间的正相关关系受左右政治立场的影响较小。因此,随着时间的推移,公众舆论正朝着欧盟气候政策的方向发展;然而,在这种情况下,公民并没有完全承认减少肉类的优先性。但仅限于西北欧国家。在这些国家中,发现了教育水平和亲环境变量之间的预期正相关,但在右倾参与者中没有观察到这些相关性。然而,对气候友好型农业的支持与对气候友好型饮食选择的支持之间的正相关关系受左右政治立场的影响较小。因此,随着时间的推移,公众舆论正朝着欧盟气候政策的方向发展;然而,在这种情况下,公民并没有完全承认减少肉类的优先性。然而,对气候友好型农业的支持与对气候友好型饮食选择的支持之间的正相关关系受左右政治立场的影响较小。因此,随着时间的推移,公众舆论正朝着欧盟气候政策的方向发展;然而,在这种情况下,公民并没有完全承认减少肉类的优先性。然而,对气候友好型农业的支持与对气候友好型饮食选择的支持之间的正相关关系受左右政治立场的影响较小。因此,随着时间的推移,公众舆论正朝着欧盟气候政策的方向发展;然而,在这种情况下,公民并没有完全承认减少肉类的优先性。

主要政策见解

  • 政治和意识形态的两极分化严重干扰了促进气候友好型农业(农场)的尝试和饮食观念的改变,包括减少肉类(叉子)。为了促进这些变化,必须在文化认同在气候问题中的作用方面做更多的工作。

  • 然而,欧盟公民越来越支持气候友好型农业,这与左右政治派别对气候友好型饮食选择的支持呈正相关。有关气候风险和/或对当地农民忠诚度的科学信息可能会在形成这些观点方面发挥作用。

  • 减少肉类的优先事项需要更多的关注才能实现欧盟的气候目标。对于公民来说,营养(健康)和环境(即气候变化,以及物种减少和农场动物福利)原因都可能是考虑减少肉类的强大动力。

更新日期:2022-08-05
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