Public perceptions of climate change during the COVID-19 crisis: Evidence from social media data in China

Author:

Wang Yan1ORCID,Peng Caiyang1

Affiliation:

1. Nankai University, China

Abstract

An emerging body of literature highlights the impact of crises and disasters in shaping climate change attitudes, yet the findings have been equivocal. The outbreak and spread of COVID-19 have posed great threats worldwide, but it also provides opportunities to explore the impact of crises in natural settings. Based on social media data in the early stage of the emergence of the pandemic in China, this study addresses the controversy and examines the extent to which the outburst of COVID-19 influences climate change attitudes. Frequency and popularity analyses of the posts suggest that public attention shifted toward the devastating impacts of the epidemic, whereas sentiment analyses indicate that the posts contain a more positive sentiment as people are more proactive in taking action to address climate change after the coronavirus outbreak. This study provides us with a more nuanced understanding of the underlying influencing factors of climate change attitudes and evaluates the implications of the pandemic and other uncertain events on environmental concerns.

Funder

National Social Science Fund of China

Publisher

SAGE Publications

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