L’HEBDO AMURE

2026

Jeudi 08 janvier D134 à l’IUEM et en ligne à midi.

Notre collègue Max-Régis Ogounchi, présentera ses travaux portant sur :

Does local exposure to climate related disasters favour sufficiency ?

• We provide empirical analyses (matching methods and mediation models) to assess if exposure to geographically proximate climate-related events foster the adoption of sufficiency behaviours. For this purpose, we use representative survey data from France, including 16 self-reported sustainable consumption choices from 1,519 respondents in 2024, matched with a range of climate-related events registered at the municipality of residence and a perceived climate risks measure. Our findings f irst support the dual aspects of construal level theory, showing that climate-related experiences can positively, negatively, or insignificantly affect sufficiency behaviors, depending on the climate risk considered and consumption type. Next, they report that perceived climate risks can have a greater influence on individual actions and beliefs than the risks that are directly observed. Finally, mediation analyses show that individuals who are more inclined to adopt sufficiency-oriented behavior appear to be characterized by a smaller hypothetical distance than others. Conversely, the belief that responsibility lies with others to take action, discourage low-consumption behaviours.