Exposure to individual climate solutions does not reduce support for systemic climate solutions: A Cross-Cultural Study in Australia and Iran

Across two experiments in Iran (N = 303) and Australia (N = 308 and 625), we tested whether exposure to different number of individual and systemic policies would affect individuals’ perception of systemic climate solutions. Results showed that, regardless of country or exposure type, whether through daily life or experimental manipulation, participants consistently supported systemic policies and changes, attributed greater responsibility to the government, perceived minimal conflict between systemic and individual approaches, rated systemic policies as more effective than individual ones, and viewed individual actions as only moderately substitutable for systemic solutions.