Ocean literacy survey: headline findings

Headline findings from an online survey with the public in Scotland on the topic of ocean literacy - exploring the public's understanding of the marine environment. It is part of a wider project covering England and Wales.


Carbon capture and storage

To assess the relative knowledge and importance of blue carbon habitats, respondents were presented with uncaptioned photographs of a range of natural habitats, and asked to decide which three are the most important in relation to carbon capture (Figure 11). Tropical rainforest was regarded as the most important (61%), followed by temperate forests (42%) and seagrass (41%).

They were also asked which habitats they believe are found in the UK, and the most commonly mentioned were peatlands (76%), grasslands (74%), salt marshes (69%) and seagrass (63%).

Figure 11: Most important habitats for carbon capture/habitats found in the UK (weighted %)
a bar chart that illustrates respondents’ understanding of the most important habitats for carbon capture or habitats, and which they believed are found in the UK as reported in the previous two paragraphs.

NQ6: Thinking about carbon capture and storage, in your opinion which three habitats are the most important?

NQ7: Which of the following habitats do you believe are found in the UK?

Unweighted base: 3,055

Dimensions

  • Personal or emotional connection
  • Attitudes
  • Knowledge
  • Awareness

Contact

Email: socialresearch@gov.scot

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