Avrupa Bilim ve Teknoloji Dergisi European Journal of Science and Technology Sayı 25, S. 457-462, Ağustos 2021 No. 25, pp. 457-462, August 2021 © Telif hakkı EJOSAT’a aittir Copyright © 2021 EJOSAT Araştırma Makalesi www.ejosat.com ISSN:2148-2683 Research Article The Analysis of Climate Change Awareness at Local Level Burçin Atılgan Türkmen1* 1* Bilecik Seyh Edebali University, Faculty of Engineering, Departmant of Chemical Engineering, Bilecik, Turkey, (ORCID: 0000-0003-3220-3817),
[email protected] (First received 4 March 2021 and in final form 26 June 2021) (DOI: 10.31590/ejosat.890865) ATIF/REFERENCE: Atilgan Turkmen, B., (2021). The Analysis of Climate Change Awareness at Local Level. European Journal of Science and Technology, (25), 457-462. Abstract Climate change is one of the biggest problems facing the world today due to its negative effects on human health and ecosystems. It is important to evaluate society's awareness of climate change to avoid this problem. Understanding the drivers of climate change attitudes is critical, as an action to address climate change is dependent on public awareness. Therefore, this research was carried out to identify the level of awareness and knowledge of climate change of residents in the province of Bilecik. In order to collect data, a questionnaire consisting of 11 questions was applied to randomly selected 508 people. Statistical approaches have been used to test the data collected from questionnaires. According to the results of the research, of the respondents 96% stated that they believe that climate change is occurring, 89% stated that climate change is occurring in Bilecik, of the respondents 87% believe that climate change is threatening.