炭素排出量の測定方法:カーボンフットプリントを超えて
Alisa Ghura1, Sam Hampton1,2, Lorraine Whitmarsh2
1Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
まとめ
効果的な気候変動対策には、個人と制度の両方の変化が必要です。この研究では、公共圏における気候変動対策を測定する新しい方法を導入し、英国の住民の能力が中程度から低いことを明らかにしました。
科学分野:
- 環境科学、社会学、行動科学
背景:
- 気候変動目標の達成には、個人と制度の両方の変化が不可欠です。個人のカーボンフットプリントのような現在の指標は、公共圏における重要な行動(影響力、市民活動など)を見落としがちです。個人の消費を超えた気候変動対策の能力を包括的に測定する上でのギャップが存在します。
研究 の 目的:
- 排出削減のための個人の動機と能力を、供給システム内の行動と統合するフレームワークを具体化すること。消費行動と並行して、公共圏における行動と能力を定量化するための方法論を開発し、提示すること。包括的な気候変動対策能力スコアを生成すること。
主な方法:
- 公共圏における気候変動対策と能力を定量化するための新しい方法論を開発しました。これを消費行動の評価と統合しました。この方法論を、英国の住民2001人を対象とした代表的な調査に適用しました。
主要な成果:
- 英国の住民の全体的な気候変動対策能力は中程度から低いと判明しました。特に、運輸、食料、市民活動の領域で最も低い能力スコアが特定されました。回帰分析の結果、性別、教育水準、気候変動に関する知識が、より高い能力を予測する重要な要因であることが示されました。
結論:
- 開発された方法論は、個人および公共の気候変動対策の両方を評価するための統合ツールを提供します。この調査結果は、気候変動対策能力を強化するためのターゲットを絞った関与と政策介入の分野を強調しています。このアプローチは、個人の消費を超えた気候変動対策の可能性についての、より包括的な理解を提供します。
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