The climate responsibility of cultural influencers

In socially influential fields such as elite sport, music, and film, cultural relevance is often invoked as a special moral status that exempts them from genuine emissions reduction. We argue that visibility and influence should raise, not lower, the bar for climate responsibility, and identify advocacy leverage points to advance action in these sectors.

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npj Climate Action
Published
2026-09-19
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s44168-026-00427-6
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Climate Change Communication and Perception
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The climate responsibility of cultural influencers

Pascal Stegmann, Katharine Hayhoe, Manuel Suter
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Climate Change Communication and Perception
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The climate responsibility of cultural influencers

Pascal Stegmann, Katharine Hayhoe, Manuel Suter
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Abstract

In socially influential fields such as elite sport, music, and film, cultural relevance is often invoked as a special moral status that exempts them from genuine emissions reduction. We argue that visibility and influence should raise, not lower, the bar for climate responsibility, and identify advocacy leverage points to advance action in these sectors.

npj Climate ActionVol. 5(1)
Texas Tech University (US), The Nature Conservancy (US), Lund University (SE), Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports (CH), Aalborg University (DK)
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Openalex Percentile: Top 4%
Climate Change Communication and Perception
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