A Study on Energy Conservevation and Carbon Reduction Literacy of Resident in Tainan area

• Main Authors: Chia-feng Yang, 楊家鳳
• Other Authors: Shyh -Jiun Liu
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2010
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/28985226595400045654

碩士 === 國立臺南大學 === 環境生態研究所在職專班 === 99 === This study is to investigate energy conservevation and carbon reduction literacy of resident in Tainan area, which includes four dimensions from the 2009 plan of National Science Council “ The integrative plan for national energy experts” the study of energy conservevation and carbon reduction education and the development of ecology –society-technology-science model using the E-STS. They are “the impact of environmental damages and long-lasting development”; “green energy”; “green products”; and “green life”. The study also includes people’s attitudes and knowledge about energy conservevation and carbon reduction. The research method for this study is by using questionnaire, which quotes National Science Council’s four dimensional questionnaires. The sample is on Tainan County and City residents, and uses SPSS for Windows 12.0 as a statistical tool for analytical purposes. The surveys were analyzed by statistical methods including descriptive statistics analysis, independent-samples t-test, one-way ANOVA and Pearson product-moment correlation.The study shows: Tainan County and City residents’ literacy regarding energy conservevation and carbon reduction is fairly satisfactory; sexes have no obvious effects on the outcome of this study, but females tend to be more aggressive on the attitudes for environmental impacts and long-lasting development than males; ages also have no significance as well, but the younger ones show more awareness on the dimensions environmental impact and long-lasting development and the fundamentals of science, than the older ones. The younger ones also show better awareness on green life, compared to the older ones. Educational backgrounds have effects on the dimensions green products and green life. Majors have no significance on all dimensions except those from the fine-arts departments. People who participate on related activities show better awareness on the dimension environmental impacts and long-lasting development. We hope that this study can make people be more aware of the importance of energy conservevation and carbon reduction and to do something in our daily lives. Government should also create more strategies to cope with growing global warming crisis.