{"id":159,"date":"2023-03-15T13:47:02","date_gmt":"2023-03-15T13:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/climate-action\/?p=159"},"modified":"2023-04-27T12:30:49","modified_gmt":"2023-04-27T11:30:49","slug":"climate-action-survey-results-2023-students-and-staff-united-to-drive-strong-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/sustainable-bath\/2023\/03\/15\/climate-action-survey-results-2023-students-and-staff-united-to-drive-strong-action\/","title":{"rendered":"Climate Action Survey results 2023: Students and staff united to drive strong action"},"content":{"rendered":"

The results of the Climate Action Survey 2023 are in\u2026 Both students and staff have high levels of concern about the climate crisis but state a need for greater support and information to help change their behaviour.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In this year\u2019s <\/span>Climate Action Survey<\/span><\/a>, we surveyed our staff and students to better understand their current awareness of climate change and the University\u2019s response to the climate crisis we are facing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

There was an increase in participation in this year\u2019s survey <\/span>compared to 2022<\/span><\/a>, with a total of 4764 respondents \u2013 14% of students and 41% of staff shared their answers. The results from this survey will help our community to continue working towards achieving the goals of our <\/span>Climate Action Framework<\/span><\/a> (CAF), as well as helping the University to track progress towards its target of having net zero carbon emissions by 2040. We would like to say a huge thank you to everybody who took the time to complete the survey.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This year\u2019s survey was a Living Lab project made in collaboration with the University\u2019s Psychology department. A Living Lab uses the University as a research experiment to help meet both our academic and operational aims. The survey was developed and analysed in collaboration with Professor Lorraine Whitmarsh, Dr Paul Haggar and Kaloyan Mitev.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe new survey results again show our community wants more action to be taken on climate change - but needs support to take action themselves. This is consistent with what we find in our research with the wider public. Reaching carbon targets requires behaviour change and this means making low-carbon behaviour easy, attractive and normal. The survey provides clear insights on which measures by the university are more supported, spanning teaching, research, and operations, which the CAF team can take forward in their work\u201d<\/p>\n

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Professor Lorraine Whitmarsh<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The results are in\u2026 what did you have to say?<\/b><\/p>\n

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