CLIMATUDE will deploy a programme of engaged research to develop an in-depth understanding of Irish people’s attitudes, beliefs and values related to climate change. In realising this, the project will consider perceptions and attitudes to specific climate mitigation and adaptation measures, attitudes to wider governance structures and to decision-making processes.

The project will map the knowledge and perceptions of Irish people relating to climate change and its societal implications. It will develop an in-depth understanding of how people’s attitudes to climate change are shaped by their sources of information, social networks and wider public discourse. It will explore how their beliefs and values are influenced by their socio-demographic attributes, especially gender, life-stage, socio-economic privilege, and educational attainment.

The outcomes of the CLIMATUDE will feed into future research within the EPA’s climate change pillar and will inform ongoing activities within the National Dialogue on Climate Action and Local Authority Climate Action plans. Project outcomes will contribute towards the inclusion of climate justice principles in the design and implementation of climate actions. It will contribute to building public support and fostering accelerated movement towards a just transition.

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