Transcript Climate Change Behaviours Research Programme

Climate Change Behaviours
Research Programme
Jonathan Waite and Paul Tyrer
Environment Social Research
5 May 2010
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Background
Programme aims
Key themes
Use of research
Outputs
Background
When measured on a domestic production basis, Scottish
emissions appear to have fallen
However, on a domestic consumption basis, emissions have risen
Scottish production and consumption GHG emissions
Million tonnes CO2 equivalent
90
Between 1995
and 2006:
Consumption
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70
emissions on a
production basis
have fallen by
10%
60
Production
50
40
emissions on a
consumption
basis have risen
by 15%
30
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10
Emissions include removals due to
Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry
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1990
1992
1994
Source: SEI and NAEI
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
Programme Aims
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Key behaviours
Abatement potential
Drivers and barriers
Effective interventions
Communication and engagement
Research themes
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Key behaviours
Individuals, Households, Communities
The Workplace
Communication and Engagement
Knowledge Transfer and Exchange
Programme Outputs
• A Headline Behaviours Set for Scotland
• Audits of behaviour change initiatives (SG,
Europe and the Scottish workplace)
• A set of tested policy ideas for
encouraging individual and household
behaviour change
• A set of tested communications strategies
• A range of knowledge transfer
opportunities
Use of Research
• Design and delivery of policy
• Follow up to Report on Policies and
Proposals
• Public Engagement Strategy
• Informing new Climate Change/Greener
integrated marketing campaign
Working together?
• Email PT comments on the workplan
• Email comments on workplace study
proposals (PT)
• Join Scottish Environmental Social
Evidence Network (SESEN) (JW)
• Tell us what you’re doing!
Contacts:
Jonathan Waite and Paul Tyrer
Rural and Environment Analytical Services
Scottish Government
[email protected]
[email protected]
Jonathan: 0131 244 0093 Paul: 0131 244 7331