Project Description
The Griffith Climate Action Beacon (CAB) seeks to develop knowledge, leadership, capacity, and responses to enable effective and just action throughout society. CAB conducted the first of five annual Climate Action
Surveys in September–October 2021 as part of a longitudinal study to discover Australians’ thoughts and feelings about climate change and related environmental and climatic events, conditions, and issues. This survey maps existing actions being undertaken by Australians alongside their ideas on further personal and societal climate action. Findings have implications for climate change community interventions, government policy, future research, and theory development.
Project Personnel and Beneficiaries
Almost 4,000 resident Australian adults participated in the survey (51.1% female, 48.6% male). The survey has relevance for all resident Australians.
Outcomes to Date
This survey has three major outcomes so far, those being; (1) a clear majority of survey respondents, and therefore Australians, accept climate change is real, (2) 30+ climate change variables measured in this survey were shown to be highly inter-correlated, and (3) across this wide range of climate change variables, a distinct profile emerged of the most climate change-concerned and climate change-active respondents.
Project Significance
This project heavily advances strategy for sustainable development on climate action, under SDG13. Research undertaken for this project, and the outcomes of the CAB survey, provides qualitative and quantitative data on the status of Australian climate action and provides insight on the mindset of the Australians in relation to this issue. From this data, solutions for climate action can be formed and implemented.
Related Link
External link to https://www.griffith.edu.au/research/climate-action