A multilevel analysis of public risk perceptions of climate and weather
- Date: Wednesday 30 October 2024, 14:00 – 15:00
- Location: Charles Thackrah SR 5 (1.05)
- Cost: N/A
Join Jack Thompson from Leeds University Business School as part of the CDR Autumn Seminar Series.
Register here, or join us via Zoom: https://shorturl.at/45VYR
Abstract
Public risk perceptions regarding climate and weather are shaped by the immediacy and visual impact of weather phenomena and climate-related disasters, alongside evolving scientific understanding and projections of future climatic trends and their potential impacts on the environment and human society. This talk presents a multilevel analysis of public risk perceptions on climate and weather, leveraging data from the Lloyd’s Register Foundation World Risk Poll (WRP). Results highlight the importance of individual factors and larger environmental and governance contexts in shaping public risk perceptions of climate and weather. They also offer insights both for policymakers in crafting more effective, context-sensitive strategies for climate mitigation and adaption, and for national meteorological services in developing early warning systems for severe weather events.
About the speaker
Jack Thompson is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Centre for Decision Research at Leeds University Business School. His research focuses on public risk perceptions of climate and severe weather events.