evening highschool limassol research on climate changes march 2010

EVENING HIGHSCHOOL EVENING HIGHSCHOOL LIMASSOLLIMASSOL

Research on climate changes Research on climate changes

March 2010March 2010

Research on Climatic Changes, Environment

and Energy• The questionnaire was anonymous and

was investigating the assessments of students in our school with closed questions to the following areas:

• Knowledge on climate changes• Behaviors associated with climate

change

Knowledge of the climatic changes, the

environment and the energy

Is the information on the environmental problems

satisfactory in your place?

Does the educational System Does the educational System accomplish to inform and sensitize accomplish to inform and sensitize

the students about the the students about the environment?environment?

The countries of EU have committed to decrease the emissions gases of

greenhouse at least 20% under the levels of 1990 until 2020. Do you believe this can

be done?

Energy saving lamps last up to ten times more than conventional lamps.

YES 46% NO 13% I DON’T KNOW 41%

Are the measures taken by the state dealing with the confrontation of the

environmental problems enough?

YES 27% NO 61% I DON’T KNOW 12%

Behaviors related with climate changes,

environment and energy

Are you informed of the environmental problems of your

country?

NEVER 23% SOMETIMES 65% OFTEN 12%

Does your school have courses concerning

Environmental Education?NEVER 50% SOMETIMES 36% OFTEN 14%

Do you participate in protests over environmental problems of your place?

NEVER 52% SOMETIMES 30% OFTEN 18%

Do you participate in recycling programmes in your region?

NEVER 47% SOMETIMES 26% OFTEN 27%

Do you use your car for short journeys instead of walking?

NEVER 28% SOMETIMES 36% OFTEN 36%

Do you use the bicycle in the city?

NEVER 73% SOMETIMES 22% OFTEN 5%

Do you use the bus?

NEVER 74% SOMETIMES 24% OFTEN 2%