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government by 6 (7.26%) and Environment organizations/Lobby groups
(e.g., Worldwide Fund for Nature) by 3 (3.63%) respondents.
About the opportunity for climate change initiative, majority of them
narrated as the formation of awareness club as a viable option with 33
(39.93%) respondents, participation in climate awareness rallies and using
nonconventional sources of energy had equal number with 30 (36.30%),
turning vegetarian 24 (29.04%) followed by others with a mere 4 (4.84%)
respondents.
Their opinion on seriousness of the issue unlike other issues, 104
(79.43%) affirmed that such was not the case with climate change while
17 (20.57%) had the opposite view.
18.5 DISCUSSION
In the present questionnaire, 107 (88.42%) had heard about the IPCC (In-
ternational Panel on Climate Change) and the Kyoto Protocol while 14
(11.57%) were ignorant of it. A similar observation by Gallup survey con-
ducted in 2009 by face-to-face and telephone interviews with adults, aged
15 and older shows 32% of Indians say they know at least something about
climate change, similar to awareness in previous years. Urban Indians,
who tend to be better educated, are significantly more likely to report be-
ing aware of climate change. 41% of adults in urban India know at least
something about climate change, compared with 28% in rural India where
more than two thirds of the population lives.
According to the majority of respondents 70 (84.70%) respondents, the
main responsibility of tackling climate change should rest with the indi-
viduals themselves. As per the study conducted by Read et al. , 75% opined
that personal efforts should be made to reduce the climate change. Similar
result was observed in the study conducted by Pandve et al. (2011) ac-
cording to which 478 (65.21%) respondents; individual lifestyle changes
would be most effective in tackling climate change and for preventing
further changes in climate. In the study conducted by Read et al. (1994),
the main reasons for climate changes were reduction in biomass (57%),
automobiles (41%), and industries (32%).
 
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