Leveraging agency for climate change mitigation [Comment]

Kukowski, Charlotte A.; Nielsen, Kristian S.; Kühne, Swen J.; Hogan, Clover; van der Linden, Sander; Whitmarsh, Lorraine; Zwingenberger, Grit; Creutzig, Felix; Nicholas, Kimberly A.

doi:10.1038/s41558-026-02644-7

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Leveraging agency for climate change mitigation [Comment]

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Kukowski, Charlotte A.
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Nielsen, Kristian S.
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Kühne, Swen J.
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Hogan, Clover
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van der Linden, Sander
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Whitmarsh, Lorraine
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Zwingenberger, Grit
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Creutzig, Felix
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Nicholas, Kimberly A.
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Kukowski, C. A., Nielsen, K. S., Kühne, S. J., Hogan, C., van der Linden, S., Whitmarsh, L., Zwingenberger, G., Creutzig, F., Nicholas, K. A. (2026): Leveraging agency for climate change mitigation [Comment]. - Nature Climate Change, 16, 627-629.
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Climate debates often frame individual behaviour and systems change as distinct pathways to action. We suggest that social change arises from individuals’ agency within their roles in societal systems, and that this agency should be actively leveraged to achieve meaningful climate change mitigation.