People's Perception about Weather Changes In Lucknow and How their Knowledge of Global Concerns such as Climate Change affect the Choices of a Sustainable Lifestyle

EasyChair Preprint no. 6041

Abstract

The sustainable development goal 13 states that the climate action highlights that there is no such country which is not experiencing the drastic effect of climate change. Global warming is causing long-lasting changes to our climate system which threatens irreversible consequences not just on a global but also on a local level if we do not act immediately. Climate change includes both global warming driven by human emissions of greenhouse gases, and the resulting large-scale shifts in weather patterns. Though there have been previous periods of climatic change, since the mid-20th century humans have had unprecedented impact on Earth's climate system and caused change on a global scale. India is one of the few countries which have faced the worst of the consequences. This makes it important to understand how and to what extent has this affected the perception of the people. Public opinion impacts on the issue of climate change because governments need willing electorates and citizens in order to implement policies that address climate change. Furthermore, when the perceptions of the populace and the government differ, the communication of risk to the public becomes problematic. This article attempts to analyze the various impacts of global climate change in the context of India and how the people of the north Indian city of Lucknow perceive it on a local level. The research finds out the role of environmental knowledge in how sustainable a lifestyle would people choose. The perception of respondents clearly aligns with the scientific data about the weather and climate change in Lucknow which has happened gradually. This research helps us understand as to how important it is to inform people about how their actions affect the well being of the entire world and how their informed choices can help the idea of sustainability to take shape.

Keyphrases: climate change, developing country, extreme weather event, Global climate, Global Climate Risk Index, global concern, global warming, international climate change negotiation, Lucknow, perception, Sustainability, sustainable lifestyle, Uttar Pradesh, Weather, weather change

@Booklet{EasyChair:6041,
  author = {Kshitij Tewari and Abdul Razak Mohamed},
  title = {People's Perception about Weather Changes In Lucknow and How their Knowledge of Global Concerns such as Climate Change affect the Choices of a Sustainable Lifestyle},
  howpublished = {EasyChair Preprint no. 6041},

  year = {EasyChair, 2021}}