March 7, 2017

European Perceptions of Climate Change

How worried about climate change are people in the UK, Germany, France and Norway and how do they view its impacts?  When, if at all, do they expect to feel the impacts of climate change in their country: now or in 50 years?  Do people perceive a strong scientific consensus on anthropogenic climate change?  Do these Europeans support a shift towards cleaner forms of energy, and what political strategies for addressing climate change do they also support?

A new study, launched at the Royal Society on Wednesday 8th March, provides answers to these questions.  The study surveyed for the first time the in-depth, nationally representative opinions of over 4,000 members of the European public.  The survey was conducted in June 2016 by Ipsos-Mori.

Speakers:

Prof. Nick Pidgeon, Professor of Social and Environmental Psychology at Cardiff University and project PI

Prof. Wouter Poortinga, Cardiff University

Dr Katharine Steentjes, Cardiff University

Dr Claire Mays, Symlog Institute, Paris