Behavioural Science and Insights Unit (BSIU), UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), Porton Down, Wiltshire, Salisbury SP4 0JG, UK.
Climate Change and Health Unit, UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), Chilton, Oxon OX11 0RQ, UK.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 Mar 14;20(6):5094. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20065094.
Climate change requires urgent action; however, it can be challenging to identify individual-level behaviours that should be prioritised for maximum impact. The study aimed to prioritise climate change mitigation behaviours according to their impacts on climate change and public health, and to identify associated barriers and facilitators-exploring the impact of observed behaviour shifts associated with COVID-19 in the UK. A three-round Delphi study and expert workshop were conducted: An expert panel rated mitigation behaviours impacted by COVID-19 in relation to their importance regarding health impacts and climate change mitigation using a five-point Likert scale. Consensus on the importance of target behaviours was determined by interquartile ranges. In total, seven target behaviours were prioritised: installing double/triple glazing; installing cavity wall insulation; installing solid wall insulation; moving away from meat/emission heavy diets; reducing the number of cars per household; walking shorter journeys; and reducing day/weekend leisure car journeys. Barriers related to the costs associated with performing behaviours and a lack of complementary policy-regulated subsidies. The target behaviours are consistent with recommendations from previous research. To ensure public uptake, interventions should address behavioural facilitators and barriers, dovetail climate change mitigation with health co-benefits and account for the long-term impacts of COVID-19 on these behaviours.
气候变化需要紧急行动，但确定应该优先考虑的个人行为以实现最大影响可能具有挑战性。本研究旨在根据气候变化和公共卫生的影响对减缓气候变化的行为进行优先排序，并确定相关的障碍和促进因素——探索与英国 COVID-19 相关的观察到的行为转变的影响。进行了三轮 Delphi 研究和专家研讨会：一个专家小组使用五点李克特量表，根据 COVID-19 对健康影响和气候变化缓解的重要性，对受 COVID-19 影响的减缓行为进行评估。目标行为的重要性的共识是通过四分位间距确定的。共有七种目标行为被优先考虑：安装双层/三层玻璃窗；安装空心墙绝缘材料；安装实心墙绝缘材料；减少肉类/排放量大的饮食；减少每户汽车数量；步行短途旅行；减少日常/周末休闲驾车旅行。行为相关的障碍与行为相关的成本以及缺乏互补的政策监管补贴有关。目标行为与先前研究的建议一致。为确保公众参与，干预措施应解决行为促进因素和障碍，将气候变化缓解与健康共同效益联系起来，并考虑 COVID-19 对这些行为的长期影响。
