A study by EPFL researchers found that Greta Thunberg's Fridays for Future climate strikes have influenced the environmental behavior of Swiss residents.
Climate activist Greta Thunberg made the headlines in September 2019 with her Fridays for Future climate strikes, in which some 4 million students in 150 countries protested to demand action on climate change. Frustrated with the slow pace of political leaders' response to global warming, these students carried out peaceful protests to express their anger and call attention to the steady increase in greenhouse gas emissions.
The survey was carried out online among 1,206 people aged 18 to 74 and living in the French- or German-speaking parts of the country. The respondents were representative of the Swiss population as a whole in terms of gender and age, but those with a higher level of education were overrepresented.statistical methods
, and collected qualitative information through open questions where people could describe exactly how they've changed their behavior," says Fritz. When asked about their views of Thunberg and Fridays for Future—on a scale ranging from"very negative" to"very positive"—the majority of respondents said they looked favorably on both her and the movement. Did that translate into concrete changes in their everyday habits? Yes, according to nearly 30% of respondents.
"Our study looked only at the perception people have of their behavior—we didn't go out and verify their statements," says Fritz."But our findings showed that people have become more aware of how their behavior affects the environment and that significant shifts are under way at an individual level."
Most of the perceived changes were in three areas of the respondents' daily lives: transportation, purchasing habits and recycling. For instance, people said they now tended to look for alternatives to driving to work; to choose vacation destinations closer to home so they don't have to fly; to seek out local,
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