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@silence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.netEnglish • 1 year ago

Researchers designed a test of “carbon competence.” Pretty much everyone failed.

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Researchers designed a test of “carbon competence.” Pretty much everyone failed.

www.anthropocenemagazine.org

@silence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.netEnglish • 1 year ago
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The findings suggest people don’t have the background knowledge to accurately judge the effectiveness of climate actions.
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  • @bcoffy@lemmy.world
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    Is there a website to take this test somewhere?

    • @spidermanchild@sh.itjust.works
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      I’m only seeing a “short version” linked that has one question (and a horrible one at that, it’s a ranking of 5 things that are all about “average Americans”). Based on this question alone, I’m forced to assume the test itself was stupid yet their conclusion is likely correct.

      • lettruthout
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        Agreed, that question is worthless. What’s “average”?

        • @lluki@feddit.org
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          And whats a long-haul flight? I was assuming a transatlantic return flight, which ticks in at 2t. Yet their result shows less than half of that.

        • @spidermanchild@sh.itjust.works
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          All I know is the “average” person has slightly less than one testicle.

    • @satanmat@lemmy.world
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      Hiding in there is the short version of the quiz

      https://columbia.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8bKTDFPeTAjQMbs

    • @ryannathans@aussie.zone
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      Dw it’s a stupid test that doesn’t use any real numbers and instead hinges on “the average american” so it’s all a guessing game about american consumption

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