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Provided by: Yale Program on Climate Change Communication |Published on: May 28, 2025
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Synopsis
In this interactive map from the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication, students will see how much people in Ireland agree or disagree with statements related to climate change.
The information is organized by county, color-coded, and based on the Climate Change in the Irish Mind study.
These maps give students a strong visual of public opinions on various climate change-related topics.
The resource is easy to navigate, and students should be able to explore independently with little support.
Prerequisites
Students should understand climate change and other related topics, such as fossil fuel emissions, environmental policies, and the general role of human activities in climate change.
Differentiation & Implementation
Teachers can give each student a different question from the survey to analyze the map. Students can then analyze the data and write their analysis. Students can then take this question and survey their classmates, compiling the data and creating a similar map organized by grade or class.
Students can analyze the maps for the Policy Support questions and compare this to the prevalence of related policies in Ireland or the specific counties. Students can discuss why policy actions may or may not reflect public opinion.
These maps can be used to introduce various topics, such as economic policies to reduce fossil fuel use, climate impacts in Ireland, agricultural impacts, and climate anxiety.
Students can compare the Ireland map to similar maps of the United States or Canada.
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Yale Program on Climate Change Communication
The Yale Program on Climate Change Communication conducts scientific research on public opinion and behavior. They also engage the public in climate change science and solutions, in partnerships with governments, media, companies, and civil society.
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