Title: Power plant workers' knowledge, attitudes and behaviour on climate change

Authors: Constantina Skanavis; Evangelos Manolas; Aristea Kounani; Konstantinos Fergadis

Addresses: Department of Environment, University of the Aegean, University Hill, 81100 Mytilene, Greece ' Department of Forestry and Management of the Environment and Natural Resources School of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences, Democritus University of Thrace, 193 Pantazidou Street, 68200 Orestiada, Greece ' Department of Environment, University of the Aegean, University Hill, 81100 Mytilene, Greece ' Local Power Station, Public Electrical Company (DEH), T.S.P. Skyros DEH S.A., Aherounes, 34007, Skyros Island, Greece

Abstract: This paper assesses the knowledge, attitudes and behaviour of the workers in the local station of the Greek Electric Company at Skyros Island in Greece on the issue of climate change. The research was carried out in January 2015. The methodology used was interviews through questions formed as a result of the study of the relevant bibliography on knowledge, attitudes and behaviour on environmental issues and particularly issues related to climate change. The findings showed that there was a misunderstanding of the term of global climate change. Most of the time power plant workers' attitudes seemed to be environmentally friendly, nevertheless their behaviour appeared to be influenced by their personal interests and benefits, rather than the global well-being.

Keywords: global climate change; GCC; environmental behaviour; power plant workers; environmental attitude; Greece.

DOI: 10.1504/IJGW.2017.084788

International Journal of Global Warming, 2017 Vol.12 No.3/4, pp.386 - 413

Received: 06 Oct 2015
Accepted: 24 Nov 2015

Published online: 29 Jun 2017 *

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