Abiotic oil geologist JimZ thinks the Irish are from Great Britain?!
How much of a genius does one have to be to become the #4 "Top Answerer" in Yahoo Answers' Global Warming category, with 1163 "best answers"?
Okay, I also have no idea what the people of Ireland "feel about climate change." But I have heard of Wikipedia, which suggests http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_cha... that, as of 5 years ago, 2/3 of Ireland's people thought global warming was "caused by human activities." In Russia, where JimZ's state-of-the-art expertise in abiotic oil was developed, it was only 1/2.
Well, I'm from Dublin, Ireland ... so here's my input for what it's worth.
Ireland has a relatively young population with about one-third of people under 24 years of age. I suspect, as indicated by the statistics in the links given by other answerers, that this means a high awareness of climate change and the issues surrounding it in the population at large. The other aspect, and this is certainly a relevant point, is that almost 1/3rd of the population have a third-level degree. Ireland therefore has a relatively young, well-educated population.
Most people would tend to accept that our climate is changing and that humans are responsible. The figures for Ireland are pretty typical of most European nations. Part of this acceptance may be the important role the Gulf Stream has on our climate - although we're the same latitude as icy Labrador in Canada, the climate is moderate due to the warm waters moving past our south-west coast. So, Irish people are naturally going to be worried about effects, such as melting Arctic ice, that may impact that in the coming centuries. The country is also heavily agricultural so farming plays a major role, and hence the possible effect on crop production is a worry.
Over the past 20 years or so, there is a general feeling that the climate IS changing. Our warmest weather appears to have shifted slightly later in the year and our winters appear to be more variable. Whether this is true or not is largely irrelevant ... that's certainly the impression many people have.
As in every country, some accept human-induced climate change whereas others don't. The majority of people I know certainly do, although that could simply be due to the age group of my peers who would fall in the under-30s category. Age is important because environmental awareness is something that is taught in primary schools and many secondary schools have a 'Transition Year' with no fixed curriculum, in which students might take subjects related to the environment.
About 18% of Ireland's energy is generated by renewables and about 80% of the population support the development of windfarms (based on an MRBI poll conducted for the Irish Wind Energy Association. There's a view, both domestic and international, of Ireland being a picturesque, natural, untouched landscape. It's something we actively promote, particularly to US would-be tourists, with brochures of sea-cliffs and rolling green hills and clean cool rivers in which you can catch salmon and in which red haired, pale skinned, freckled women wash their hair. Clearly to a country promoting that sort of 'untouched' landscape and a country in which tourism is a significant industry there is a national acceptance of things like 'green energy' ... it fits into that (marketable) identity.
It's magically delicious. And it's a wee bit real
http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2010...
And we are causing it
http://c1planetsavecom.wpengine.netdna-c...
The ten warmest years in the instrumental record are 2010, 2005, 2009, 2007, 2002, 1998, 2006, 2003, 2011 and 2012.
http://data.giss.nasa.gov/gistemp/
Manly, yes, but I like it too.
I suspect that saying is a little before your time.
The Irish are a diverse population and don't all think the same but since they are from GB, they probably believe in AGW in far greater numbers than they should.
This may help you
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_cha...
Dook, at least you are a consistent imbecile. At least some Irish live in Northern Ireland. My ancestors came from County Cork, Ireland, at least a good number of them. Unlike you I have left my basement and mother and have lived in Europe for some time. All the Irish I ever met wouldn't fail to mention that they are occupied by British soldiers. They certainly don't think they are British. Your ignorance of geology is on display. I recognize the abiotic theory as a theory and I think I know about a hundreds times more than you do on the subject of oil formation and certainly the fate and transport of oil. You need to get out of your basement more and stop frequenting those leftwing blogs. They have warped your mind.
Does how people respond to a survey change the climate?
Public awareness is measured by survey.
Temperature is measured with a thermometer.
It warms their beer.
Z...Good link!!! I haven't seen that one
I'm doing this project and I need to know this but no other site has it! Anyone have any idea?
