Using Public Deliberation and Environmental Issues Forums …
525
Table 4
Comparison between youth and adult group on proposed climate actions
Statements
Mean a
SD a
Mean b
SD b
t-value
Schools should teach children about the causes, consequences, and potential solutions to global warming
4.82
0.60 –
–
–
Our government should establish programs to teach Americans about global warming
4.55
0.93 –
–
–
Since the US is one of the world’s largest greenhouse gas producers, it should take the lead in reducing
emissions of CO
2
4.27
1.19 4.79
0.43
−1.50
Climate change will cause damaging changes for me and my community in my lifetime
4.09
0.94 4.43
1.09
−0.81
It is not possible to curb CO
2 emissions without much stronger governmental regulation and enforcement
3.82
0.87 3.71
1.07 0.26
Taxpayers should not have to bail out people who choose to live in areas likely to be affected by sea-level rise,
wildfires, flooding and other problems caused by climate change
2.82
0.98 2.36
1.01 1.15
We should rely on innovation and adaptation—not regulation—to address climate change
2.73
1.10 2.42
0.94 0.73
Taking action to deal with climate change will seriously harm the US economy
1.82
0.87 2
1.04 0.46
Note
a
N
= 11 Youth participants
b
N
= 14 Adult participants
525
Table 4
Comparison between youth and adult group on proposed climate actions
Statements
Mean a
SD a
Mean b
SD b
t-value
Schools should teach children about the causes, consequences, and potential solutions to global warming
4.82
0.60 –
–
–
Our government should establish programs to teach Americans about global warming
4.55
0.93 –
–
–
Since the US is one of the world’s largest greenhouse gas producers, it should take the lead in reducing
emissions of CO
2
4.27
1.19 4.79
0.43
−1.50
Climate change will cause damaging changes for me and my community in my lifetime
4.09
0.94 4.43
1.09
−0.81
It is not possible to curb CO
2 emissions without much stronger governmental regulation and enforcement
3.82
0.87 3.71
1.07 0.26
Taxpayers should not have to bail out people who choose to live in areas likely to be affected by sea-level rise,
wildfires, flooding and other problems caused by climate change
2.82
0.98 2.36
1.01 1.15
We should rely on innovation and adaptation—not regulation—to address climate change
2.73
1.10 2.42
0.94 0.73
Taking action to deal with climate change will seriously harm the US economy
1.82
0.87 2
1.04 0.46
Note
a
N
= 11 Youth participants
b
N
= 14 Adult participants