Are Humans Genetically Programmed To Care About Long-term Future And Climate Change?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090527105711.htm

ScienceDaily (May 27, 2009) — Humans may be programmed by evolution to care about the future of the environment, suggests new research.

Dr Peter Sozou suggests that individuals may have an innate tendency to care about the long-term future of their communities, over timescales much longer than an individual’s lifespan. This in turn may help to explain people’s wish to take action over long-term environmental problems.

The findings are published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B, in a paper entitled "Individual and social discounting in a viscous population."
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