Nattavudh Powdthavee
Education and pro-environmental attitudes and behaviours: A nonparametric regression discontinuity analysis of a major schooling reform in England and Wales
University of Warwick
widespread belief lack education contributes public apathy climate change yet despite global campaign promote education tool combat global warming empirical evidence causal effect education climate literacy proenvironmental behaviours remains scarce using raising minimum school leaving age law england 15 16 years age september 1972 natural experiment show remaining school result reform causally reduces peoples unwillingness change behaviours environment perception climate change far future worry however find little evidence education improves proenvironmental behaviours affected reform raises important question whether policies aimed improving climate change awareness education effectively produce longlasting changes proenvironmental behaviours