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Concerned yet polluters: A survey on French research personnel and climate change

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We present a survey on the French research community and climate change carried out in 2020. It is one of the largest surveys ever conducted on this issue: it is based on a sample of more than 6,000 respondents representative of the French public sector research community, regardless of their status and discipline. On the one hand, it measures practices that emit large amounts of greenhouse gases, such as air travel, and addresses the differences between disciplines and within them according to different individual characteristics (gender, status, location, etc.). On the other hand, it questions the representations of research actors concerning the climate emergency, and what they are willing to do to reduce their emissions. The survey highlights three results: first, an acute awareness of environmental and climate issues widely shared by members of the scientific community; second, a willingness to implement changes; and third, a clear gap between these attitudes and practices that still emit large amounts of greenhouse gases. This raises the question of the role of research institutions, whose support is required to implement profound reforms in the organization of research activities.
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halshs-03567136 , version 1 (11-02-2022)

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Marianne Blanchard, Milan Bouchet-Valat, Damien Cartron, Jérôme Greffion, Julien Gros. Concerned yet polluters: A survey on French research personnel and climate change. 2022. ⟨halshs-03567136⟩
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