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Authors Jobin-Poirier E, Pickering G, Plummer R
Received 26 September 2018
Accepted for publication 7 November 2018
Published 9 January 2019 Volume 2019:11 Pages 1—11
DOI https://doi.org/10.2147/IJWR.S188787
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Editor who approved publication: Dr Roger Pinder
Background: Climate change (CC) could have both
positive and negative consequences for the Canadian and global wine industries.
Understanding how winegrowers perceive CC, however, can provide insight into how
to better assist the industry to cope with the impacts of a changing
climate.
Material
and methods: An online survey of 122 Canadian
winegrowers was conducted to understand knowledge, beliefs, environmental
values, and perceptions towards CC and its impact on the Canadian wine
industry. Environmental values (New Environmental Paradigm score), subjective
and objective CC knowledge, CC skepticism and uncertainty, belief in
anthropogenic CC, and perceptions of the impacts of CC were measured using
established tools.
Results: Overall,
results show that Canadian winegrowers have a relatively low level of CC skepticism,
a medium level of CC scientific knowledge, a pro-ecological (as opposed to
anthropological) worldview, and generally believe that CC is caused by a mix of
anthropogenic and natural forces. Moreover, a majority of respondents (60%)
believe that CC has both positive and negative consequences on their vineyard
and winery operations, while 8% think that climate change has no consequence on
their operations. An extended growing season for grapes, the improvement of
grape and wine quality, and the possibility to grow varieties that are not
currently viable were the main beneficial consequences of CC reported by
participants, while an increase in both disease and pests in the vineyard were
the most commonly identified disadvantages. Finally, no association was
observed between CC skepticism, knowledge, environmental values, and the
perception of CC consequences.
Conclusion: Our
findings inform communication strategies for the wine industry around CC, and
provide important baseline information on winegrowers’ perceptions that inform
wider efforts to improve the capacity of the industry to develop and adapt to
the consequences of CC.
Keywords: wine,
grapes, sustainability, adaptation
摘要视频链接:Perceptions of
climate change among Canadian winegrowers