The Covid-19 pandemic in context of climate change perception and resource-saving behavior in the European Union countries.

ABSTRACT: The resource-saving behavior in the recent period is escalating particularly due to the energy and prices crises in all of the European Union (EU). The COVID-19 pandemic not only caused changes in health concerns but also in environmental awareness and behavior. Thus, this paper aims to reveal whether the COVID-19 pandemic contributed to the resource-saving behavior, and how this pandemic changed the climate change perception and personal responsibility in the EU countries. Referring to two surveys conducted in all EU countries in 2019 and 2021, the results revealed that the level of climate change perception during this period significantly decreased in all EU. Meanwhile, the level of responsibility placed on the government to solve the climate change problem increased the most. A level o

SUBMITTER: Matiiuk Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9925455 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature