Exploring positive relationships between environmental attitudes and views of the future
The impacts for many environmental issues, most prominently climate change, will be felt most strongly in the future. A feeling of powerlessness, especially about the future of the environment, can lead to inaction. However, according to prior research, students may have difficulty imagining the future. In fact, the researchers in this study hypothesize that our ability to influence the future of the environment may depend on our vision for the future.