** This project is only available for students in the MSc in Statistics & Sustainability programme only**
“The ‘Climate Change in the Irish Mind’ study (CCIM) is a nationally representative study of the Irish people’s beliefs, attitudes, policy preferences and behaviours regarding climate change. The Wave 1 baseline survey of CCIM was undertaken in 2021 with additional waves intended to examine changes over time. The Climate Change in the Irish Mind study was undertaken by the Irish Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication (YPCCC) in support of the National Dialogue on Climate Action” (https://www.epa.ie/publications/monitoring–assessment/climate-change/EPA-Climate-Change-in-the-Irish-Mind-Main-Report-Wave-2-Report-1.pdf).
The data are available through: https://www.epa.ie/our-services/monitoring–assessment/climate-change/climate-change-in-the-irish-mind-open-data/#d.en.121418 (please note a data request application is needed to access the data). This project aims to revisit the dataset and expand on the statistical analysis undertaken. Potential avenues of research could include developing a dashboard to engage with the data, investigate advanced statistical analysis of the data set, or make comparisons to other international data sets.