Post-disaster responses favor adaptation barriers over emissions reduction.

Evidence

In the aftermath of this disaster, there was much talk about erecting sea walls against future devastating storms, but none about preventing such disasters by reducing emissions of heat-trapping gases into the atmosphere. — Albert Bandura, Moral Disengagement, 2776

Categorization

• SEED: Angle: the psychology of preferring expensive reactive protection over cheap preventive mitigation — a case study in moral disengagement from causal responsibility.