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Open Access Perception of Climate Change and the Energy Transition: Results from a European Survey

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Authors: Arnold, Annika; Steentjes, Katharine

Source: GAIA - Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society, Volume 26, Number 3, 2017, pp. 280-281(2)

Publisher: oekom verlag

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14512/gaia.26.3.13

This article is Open Access under the terms of the Creative Commons CC BY licence.

To achieve national and European climate targets, political leaders will need to feel confident that their citizens generally support efforts to drastically reduce CO2 emissions. An in-depth research project, called European Perceptions of Climate Change (funded within the Social-Ecological Research program), provides insights into public support for climate change related policies across four European countries. The project team identified a widespread support for the Paris climate agreement and for renewable energy solutions, which suggests that there might be an opportunity for climate movements to gain momentum.

Keywords: Europe; climate change; energy transition; public perception

Document Type: Research Article

Publication date: January 1, 2017

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