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DOI	10.1088/1748-9326/abb492
	Exploration of youth knowledge and perceptions of individual-level climate mitigation action
	Pickering G.J.; Schoen K.; Botta M.; Fazio X.
发表日期	2020
ISSN	17489318
卷号	15 期号:10
英文摘要	The current climate crisis necessitates effective mitigation action across all scales, including behaviours and lifestyle decisions at the individual level. Youth need to align lifestyle with the 2.1 tonnes of CO2 emissions per person per year required by 2050 to prevent the worse impacts of climate change (CC), yet little is known regarding their preparedness to act nor knowledge of the efficacy of the personal actions available to them. The main objectives of this study were to determine in a representative sample of 17–18 year old Canadians (n = 487) their: (1) beliefs around whether their activities or lifestyle choices can help to lessen CC, and (2) knowledge of the efficacy of individual-level behaviours in reducing greenhouse gas emissions (GGE). Results from the online survey (Likert scale) show that youth have limited confidence in how well their schooling has prepared them for CC and mitigation. However, the majority (88%) believe that their activities and lifestyle choices can help in mitigating CC. Knowledge of the relative efficacy of GGE-reducing actions was generally poor (Wilcoxon signed rank tests and open-ended responses) with, for instance, recycling overestimated and having one fewer child underestimated, suggesting that youth are not well equipped with the requisite knowledge to maximise CC mitigation through their personal choices. Our findings inform high school curricula and CC education and policy more broadly. © 2020 The Author(s).
英文关键词	Adolescents; Climate mitigation; Greenhouse gas emissions; Individual behaviour; Knowledge; Lifestyle; Youth empowerment
语种	英语
scopus关键词	Gas emissions; Greenhouse gases; Petroleum prospecting; Climate mitigations; CO2 emissions; Individual levels; Lifestyle choices; Online surveys; Open-ended response; Representative sample; Wilcoxon signed rank test; Climate change; carbon dioxide; carbon emission; climate change; education; greenhouse gas; lifestyle; perception; recycling; Canada
来源期刊	Environmental Research Letters
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/153600
作者单位	Department of Biological Sciences, Brock University, 1812 Sir Isaak Brock Way, St. Catharines, ON L2S 3A1, Canada; Department of Psychology, Brock University, 1812 Sir Isaak Brock Way, St. Catharines, ON L2S 3A1, Canada; Department of Education, Brock University, 1812 Sir Isaak Brock Way, St. Catharines, ON L2S 3A1, Canada; Environmental Sustainability Research Centre, Brock University, 1812 Sir Isaak Brock Way, St. Catharines, ON L2S 3A1, Canada; Sustainability Research Centre, University of the Sunshine Coast, Sippy Downs, QLD, Australia
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Pickering G.J.,Schoen K.,Botta M.,et al. Exploration of youth knowledge and perceptions of individual-level climate mitigation action[J],2020,15(10).
APA	Pickering G.J.,Schoen K.,Botta M.,&Fazio X..(2020).Exploration of youth knowledge and perceptions of individual-level climate mitigation action.Environmental Research Letters,15(10).
MLA	Pickering G.J.,et al."Exploration of youth knowledge and perceptions of individual-level climate mitigation action".Environmental Research Letters 15.10(2020).