Survey Questionnaire For Assessment of the Impact of Climate Change on

People
1. Have you heard of “climate change”? "
a. Yes
o Where have you heard about climate change?
Tick as many as you feel apply:
o Television
o Radio
o Newspaper
o Internet
o Specialist publications/academic journals
o Environmental groups (e.g. Worldwide Fund for Nature)
o School/ college/ university
o Government agencies/ information
o Public libraries
o Friends/ family
o Other
b. No
c. Don't know
2. What does climate change mean to you?
3. Have you noticed it?
How (change in climate, vegetation/animal diversity or type)?
4. Is climate change important to you?
a. Why?
b. What are your concerns regarding climate change impacts?
5. How important is the issue of climate change to you personally?
o Very important
o Quite important
o Not very important
o Not at all important
6. Why is it important to you?
7. What do you think causes climate change?
8. What impacts, if any, do you think climate change may have?
9. Do you think climate change is something that is affecting or is going to affect you,
personally? "
o Yes
o No
o Don't know
o If yes, in what way(s) is it affecting you, or is it going to affect you?
10. Do you think anything can be done to tackle climate change?
o Yes
o No
o Don't know
 o If yes, what do you think can be done to tackle climate change?
11. Who do you think should have the main responsibility for tackling climate change?
Please tick one box only:
o " International organisations (e.g. the UN) ss
o " The national government
o " Local government "
o Business and industry
o " Environmental organisations/ lobby groups (e.g. Worldwide Fund for
Nature)
o " Individuals " Other (please write in: ________________)
12. Have you ever taken, or do you regularly take, any action out of concern for climate
change? " Yes
o " No
o " Don't know
o If yes, what did you do/ are you doing?
13. Please indicate how much you agree or disagree with the following statements about
climate change by ticking one box on each row:
Agree/ strongly Agree/ Neither agree nor disagree/ Disagree/ Disagree strongly
o We can all do our bit to reduce the effects of climate change
o Climate change is inevitable because of the way modern society
works
o People should be made to reduce their energy consumption if it
reduces climate change
o Climate change is just a natural fluctuation in earth’s temperatures
o I would only do my bit to reduce climate change if everyone else did
as well
o The government should provide incentives for people to look after the
environment
o It is already too late to do anything about climate change
o Human activities have no significant impact on global temperatures
o Climate change is something that frightens me
o Developing countries should take most of the blame for climate
change
o I am uncertain about whether climate change is really happening
o Radical changes to society are needed to tackle climate change
o People are too selfish to do anything about climate change
o The evidence for climate change is unreliable
o The United States should take most of the blame for climate change
o Claims that human activities are changing the climate are exaggerated
o If I come across information about climate change I will tend to look
at it
o There is too much conflicting evidence about climate change to know
whether it is actually happening
o Leaving the lights on in my home adds to climate change
 o Climate change is a consequence of modern life
o The effects of climate change are likely to be catastrophic
o Nothing I do makes any difference to climate change one way or
another
o Pollution from industry is the main cause of climate change
o I tend to consider information about climate change to be irrelevant to
me "
o Recent floods in this country are due to climate change
o It is too early to say whether climate change is really a problem
o The media is often too alarmist about issues like climate change
o Flooding is not increasing, there is just more reporting of it in the
media these days
o There is no point in me doing anything about climate change because
no-one else is
o Experts are agreed that climate change is a real problem
o Nothing I do on a daily basis contributes to the problem of climate
change
o Industry and business should be doing more to tackle climate change
o For the most part, the government honestly wants to reduce climate
change
o I do not believe climate change is a real problem
o The government is not doing enough to tackle climate change
o I feel a moral duty to do something about climate change.
Information about you-
o Name-
o Age-
o Qualification-
o Are you a member of any environmental organisations
o If you have anything to add about the issues raised in this questionnaire or any
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