全球暖化是不爭的事實，減緩氣候變遷已是全球共同面臨的議題，台灣亦然。政府已努力宣導人民的認知，至於成效，顯然不足，可見在行為反應上有相當落差。國科會委託中央研究院進行台灣社會變遷基本調查計畫，2010年第六期第一次環境組調查報告的民眾抽樣調查資料豐富，內容專業，共有2209份有效樣本，計有107個題目。本文整理出24題，再依內容歸納成12個題組，藉以討論氣候變遷的認知與反應。
居住地區及生活經驗明顯影響民眾面對暖化風險的看法，瞭解民眾看法的差異性，將有助於政策及暖化教育推廣的思考方向。分析結果可見：（1）約70%的民眾對全球暖化形成的原因一知半解，但大方向的知識都還算正確。（2）有50%的人民認為政府應對社會負責，希望制定出對改善環境更有約束力和效率的方法，而高達80%的民眾表示最好這些政策、方法是由專家學者等公正單位代替人民先行審核把關。（3）45-65歲年齡層的人民，顯然比較願意投入較多的時間和較高的金錢，接受較多的法令約束。（4）有大專以上學歷的民眾在環境與氣候變遷的議題上，有較正確的知識及觀念。（5）台北、基隆、桃園、新竹區域及一般都市的民眾對於改善環境擁有較高的自信，與其他區域相比，也較容易推動減緩氣候變遷之相關措施。
基於台灣同胞對氣候變遷之認知與反應的落差，且暖化危機已日復一日緊迫，提高法律約制的行動應是刻不容緩之事了。

Global warming is an indisputable truth. How to mitigate the climate change has become a global agenda, and Taiwan is no exception. Although the Taiwan Government has been striving to let people recognize the issue, this effort is apparently not very successful, revealing a considerable gap on behavioral responses. National Science Council has commissioned Academia Sinica to conduct the Taiwan Social Change Survey (TSCS), for which the data sampled from the public for the 6th term 1st round survey made in 2012 by the environment inspection team was abundant and professional - there were a total of 2209 effective samples with a total of 107 questions. This study has sorted out 24 questions, and then organized them into 12 question sets based on their contents, for the discussion of the cognition of and responses to the climate change issues.
Where people live and their life experiences obviously affect their views of the global warming risks. Therefore, understanding the differences of people’s viewpoints can help policy making and educate the public about global warming. The results of this study has revealed the following: (1) about 70% of the populace do not quite understand the causes of global warming, though they are all right with the general ideas; (2) about 50% of the populace believe that government is responsible for the society, and expect the government to set effective regulations to improve environment. Meanwhile, more than 80% of the populace argue that the regulations should be examined first by experts and scholars on people's behalf; (3) people of 45-65 years of age are apparently more willing to spend more time and money in conformity with legal bindings; (4) people with college or higher education tend to have better knowledge and ideas about environmental and climate change issues; (5) people living in Taipei, Keelung, Taoyuan, Hsinchu and urban areas are more confident in making a better environment, so it is easier to implement climate-change related measures in these areas than in other areas.
In view of Taiwan people's lagging behind the perception of climate change and slow responses to the issues, though the threat of global warming is real and imminent, now is the time to jack up legal constraints to curb the global warming, without hesitation or a bit of delay.

謝辭 3
摘要 4
Abstract 5
目錄 6
表目錄 7
圖目錄 8
第一章 前言 8
第二章 研究方法 11
2.1 《環境變遷調查》之抽樣過程 11
2.1.1 抽樣原則 11
2.1.2 分層方式 11
2.2 《環境變遷調查》之樣本數額與樣本名單抽樣程序 14
2.3 《環境變遷調查》之樣本名單之處理及使用 15
2.4 《環境變遷調查》之計畫助理與督導複查 15
2.5 《環境變遷調查》之問卷調查過程 15
2.5.1 督導及訪員訓練 15
2.5.2 調查的過程 15
2.6 資料引用之結果分析 16
第三章 結果分析與討論 18
3.1 認知部分 18
3.1.1 環境議題重要性 19
3.1.2 對氣候變遷的感知 29
3.1.3 責任歸屬與改進方針 38
3.1.4 認知部分結語 46
3.2 反應部分 47
3.2.1發自內心身體力行題組 47
3.2.2法令約束接受程度題組 58
3.2.3反應部分結語 63
第四章 總結與建議 64
參考文獻 66
附錄1：調查地區編號、鄉鎮類型 67

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