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Title: | European citizens stance on limiting energy use for climate change mitigation |
Authors: | Mata, Fernando Nunes, Leonel J. R. |
Keywords: | Climate change Energy use Perception Attitudes European citizens Mitigation |
Issue Date: | 7-Aug-2023 |
Citation: | Mata, F. & Nunes, L. (2023). European citizens stance on limiting energy use for climate change mitigation. PeerJ, 11, Artigo e15835. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15835 |
Abstract: | Citizens’ attitudes and beliefs towards climate change are decisive in the adoption of mitigating measures. Limiting the use of energy in the context of climate change can be one of the mitigation measures, and therefore, understanding the position of the citizens towards it is important. With this aim, we used data from the 10th European Social Survey to relate the European citizens’ beliefs and attitudes on limiting the use of energy to tackle climate change. We have used variables related to demography and individuals’ perception of society and its policies. Statistical models were successfully fitted to data. Individuals with higher levels of trust in scientists have a higher degree of satisfaction with the national economies, are more worried about climate change and are more capable of assuming self-responsibility in climate change mitigation. These individuals have higher probabilities of believing that climate change mitigation could be achieved by limiting the use of energy. The EU citizens are, however, very skeptical in relation to the probability of many other citizens adopting measures to limit the use of energy. |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11960/3814 |
ISSN: | 2167-8359 |
Appears in Collections: | CISAS - Artigos indexados à WoS/Scopus ESA - Artigos indexados à WoS/Scopus proMetheus - Artigos indexados à WoS/Scopus |
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