Research Article

Public Perception of Climate Change in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria

Table 10

Perceived major human causes of climate change.

S/N Human cause SA % A % D % SD % CS %

1 The burning of fossil fuels184 61.3 99 33.0 7 2.3 0 0.0 10 3.3
2 Urbanization 91 30.3 130 43.3 46 15.3 7 2.3 26 8.7
3 Water pollution 99 33.0 121 40.3 41 13.7 9 3.0 30 10.0
4 Deforestation 149 49.7 86 28.7 36 12.0 12 4.0 17 5.7
5 Ozone layer depletion159 53.0 93 31.0 9 3.0 4 1.3 35 11.7
6 Gas flaring 151 50.3 110 36.7 17 5.7 12 4.0 10 3.3
7 Industrialization 133 44.3 112 37.3 21 7.0 11 3.7 23 7.7

SA = strongly agreed, A = agreed, D = disagreed, SD = strongly disagreed, and CS = cannot say.
Source: Author’s fieldwork, 2014.