I am carrying out a research project at Northumbria University, looking at people’s perception, reaction and engagement towards climate change within the United Kingdom. There is a consensus within the scientific community that current climate change is as a result of anthropogenic activity. Cook et al. (2013) argues that 97 percent of published academic literature supports the idea of anthropogenic climate change. However, the level of acceptance amongst the public is much lower. This lower levels of perception that anthropogenic climate change is occurring, results in fewer people both reacting and engagement with climate change and its effects. Therefore, this questionnaire will look at the levels of understanding and reaction of the public towards climate change. The findings of the research will be written up in my Doctoral Thesis and other future publications.  

Please contact me using the details above if:

• you have any questions or comments about the research;
• you wish to withdraw your responses from the research;
• you would like to access the information you have given to the research.

All information will be handled under the Data Protection Act: paper copies of questionnaires will be stored securely with names/identifiers kept separately from the content of the questionnaires; electronic data sheets and analysis will be stored securely on a password-protected computer. All data will be kept for future reference and be kept for a minimum of two years after the project has finished.

All respondents are guaranteed anonymity unless otherwise agreed – no real names of individuals, businesses, organisations or places of work, or contact addresses/details will be used in reports or dissemination of research unless you request it.

(Ethics Approval Number: RE-EE-15-160429-572322edec0ef)

Thank-you for taking part in this study.

Mark-Ashley Parry (ashley.parry@northumbria.ac.uk)