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Feet to the Fire Climate Change Survey Results
Aug. 29, 2008 by dphillips
On the evening on Thursday, August 28, members of the Class of 2012 took part in a survey on climate change. Here are the results:
What do you see as the greatest threat resulting from climate change?
- Threat to water resources. (16%)
- Threat to ecosystems. (37%)
- Threat to food. (7%)
- Threat to coasts. (5%)
- Threat to health. (9%)
- Warm spells/heat waves. (3%)
- Heavy precipitation events. (3%)
- Area affected by drought increases (4%)
- Intense tropical cyclone activity increases (4%)
- Increased incidence of extreme high sea level (14%)
What do you see as the most effective adaptation or alleviating factor to reduce the impact of climate change?
- Stabilizing carbon emissions at the rate existing between the years 2000 – 2030 (17%)
- Stabilizing carbon emissions at the rate predicted between the years 2020 – 2060 (7%)
- Stabilizing carbon emissions at the rate predicted between the years 2050 – 2090 (3%)
- Adaptation of agricultural planning (4%)
- Coastal zone infrastructure (1%)
- Reinvestment in infrastructure and design of cities (11%)
- Adaptation to water use (4%)
- Adaptation to human health planning (3%)
- Reduction in pollution from domestic and industrial sources (24%)
- Strengthening of energy transmission and distribution (26%)
