IB ESS Survey

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Select your gender:

Select where you grew up:

Select your age range:

Are you religious? If so, what religion do you follow? If you don't want to say or if the answer is no then please indicate that.

What socioeconomic class did you grow up in?

These questions require a bit of reading, once you read all of the descriptions, answer on a scale from 1-10 about how much that Environmental Value System (EVS) resonates with you (10 being the most). *An EVS is the lens that you look at the environment through, it affects how you solve different ecological issues and what you value.

An ecocentric EVS hold ecology and nature above all else- it is important to adapt our lifestyle to what is good for the environment. Ecocentrists value nature over human life. Ecocentrists value/support biorights (not disturbing nature and wildlife), self-sufficiency, self-restraint, and education. Extreme ecocentrists (also called deep ecologists) are more inclined to support policies that cause humans to have less of an impact on the environment and that one way to solve this would be to reduce population growth. In essence, ecocentrists believe that there is a limited supply of resources, the Earth belongs to all living things- not just humans, natural processes should go undisturbed.

An Anthropocentric EVS values humans most, meaning that humans are the priority- that Earth exists solely for humans. While still acknowledging that the Earth is a living thing and has limited resources, solutions tend to take an economic approach rather than the ecocentric behavioral change. In essence, anthropocentrists believe that while the Earth is for humans, it is still up to us to protect it so life can go on.

A technocentric EVS is based around the ideology that technological advances can solve environmental issues. It is similar to anthropocentrism in the sense that technocentrists believe that the Earth is here for the benefit of humans. With this, things like scientific experimentation are highly encouraged. This comes from the belief that humanity can be improved as a whole. Technocentrists are strong supporters of pro-growth agendas.

On a scale of 1-10 (1 being not at all), do you think global warming is real?

How serious of a problem do you think global warming is on a scale from 1-10 (1 being not at all)

In comparison to the media, how much do you think the amount of impact individuals have on global warming is from on scale from 1-10 (1 being that the media is over representing, 5 being that you think the media is spot on, and 10 being that the media is under representing)

How much are you doing to slow global warning on a scale from 1-10 (1 being nothing, 10 being more than anyone else I know)

How much on a scale from 1-10 (1 being the least) do you think that as a country we should switch to clean energy alternatives?

On a scale from 1-10 (1 being not agreeing at all), do you agree with the initiative California took to ban the sale of gas cars by 2035?

On a scale from 1-10 (1 being not agreeing at all), do you agree with the decision that was made for America to exit the Paris Agreement? To learn more about the Paris agreement, copy and paste this link: https://rb.gy/7cjzx8

On a scale from 1-10 (1 being not at all), do you think that the resources used to fix global warming will be worth it?

On a scale from 1-10 (1 being never), how often do you actively seek information about global warming?

On a scale of 1-10, how informed do you think you are about global warming?