Hanne Watkins, UMass Amherst (IMAGE)
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Watkins and her co-author found that when people had reflected on past sacrifices they were more likely to report feeling a sense of moral obligation to future generations. They then asked whether they'd be willing to pay a higher tax or make other actual sacrifices in their daily lives to help future generations deal with climate change, but In this they found no effect, but there was a strong correlation between a sense of moral obligation to future generations and willingness to sacrifice for the environment.
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