Pinto, TiagoVidal, Diogo Guedes2026-06-012026-06-012026-05-28Pinto T, Vidal DG (2026) Climate action needs more than policy: The moral and spiritual foundations of sustainable change. PLOS Clim 5(5): e0000946. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pclm.00009462767-3200http://hdl.handle.net/10400.2/22098Global climate governance has, over the past three decades, produced an impressive architecture of commitments: international accords, national emissions targets, carbon markets, green subsidies, and public information campaigns. The underlying assumption across most of these instruments is broadly rationalist, that individuals and organisations will act sustainably when given appropriate incentives, information, and regulation. And yet the evidence is unambiguous: environmental awareness has never been higher, while aggregate emissions trajectories have consistently fallen short of what is required.engClimate actionSustainable changeMoralSpiritual foundationsClimate policyEcovillagesjournal article10.1371/journal.pclm.0000946