Hanne Watkins, UMass Amherst (IMAGE) University of Massachusetts Amherst Caption 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. Credit UMass Amherst Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.