Brexit makes understanding different nations’ perceptions
even more important. By understanding how different European countries perceive
climate change, progress can be made towards addressing the issue.
How do the culture and politics of a country shape its
citizens’ perceptions of climate change? Do different European nations vary in
their support for different energy technologies? And how have extreme weather
events influenced national views about climate change, as climate impacts start
to bite? The European Perceptions of Climate Change (EPCC) project has been
designed to answer precisely these kinds of questions.
In the context of a crucial moment for European climate
policy, this project addresses a significant knowledge gap with regard to
European public engagement with climate change. While attitudes to climate
change have been well documented in individual European countries, their designs
have never been coordinated.
This two year project is being led by Cardiff University,
with an inter-disciplinary project team from Institut Symlog, University of Stuttgart, University of Bergen, and Climate Outreach. It is funded by the
Joint Programming Initiative (JPI).
See the Climate
Outreach report “European Perceptions of Climate Change – profiles for France, Germany, Norway and the UK.”
