Public perceptions and attitudes to mitigation and adaptation measures linked to Climate Change

This report investigates how Irish citizens understand climate change, climate science, and climate action, and why broad acceptance of climate science does not automatically lead to support for climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies. Building on earlier CLIMATUDE work on Ireland’s policy and regulatory landscape and on trust in public institutions, the report argues that climate action is shaped not only by scientific evidence but also by social, cultural, economic, political, and affective factors. Its central concern is the gap between acceptance of climate science and the implementation of effective and just mitigation and adaptation measures