Abstract
Public perception of climate change is an important element that affects attitudes towards adaptation and mitigation. Understanding the general public’s perception of the issue can assist decision-makers, though the climate change perception is affected by multiple factors. This study examines the main sociodemographic factors, including gender, and the role of previous personal experience with extreme weather events on climate change perception and engagement in individual adaptation and mitigation actions among the general population in the Czech Republic. Based on statistical analysis, gender, age and previous experience with extreme weather events have been found to play a significant role in the climate change beliefs of individuals and in the perception of the cause of the changing climate. The analysis revealed that respondents with previous experience with extreme weather events were significantly more likely to implement adaptation and mitigation actions than respondents with no experience. The survey represents insights into climate change perception and beliefs of the general public at the national level.
Highlights
Public perception of climate change is an important element that affects attitudes towards adaptation and mitigation and influences climate policy and communication [1,2,3])
We focus on the main sociodemographic factors such as gender, age and education influencing climate change beliefs among citizens in the Czech Republic
This study investigated factors influencing climate change perception and willingness to engage in individual adaptation and mitigation actions among the general public in the Czech Republic
Summary
Public perception of climate change is an important element that affects attitudes towards adaptation and mitigation and influences climate policy and communication [1,2,3]). Understanding public perception of climate change as well as perception of risks can assist decision-makers in supporting publicly preferable adaptation and mitigation actions [4]. Public policies need broader acceptance and understanding of the rationale by those who will be affected [2,5,6,7]. Public views on climate change and perception of risks resulting from the changing climate differ between countries. Lorenzoni and Pidgeon [5] investigated public views and conceptualization of climate change from European and American perspectives and found, among other things, widespread awareness and concern about environmental issues and climate change.
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