ASSESSING CRIMINOLOGY STUDENT’S ROLE IN MITIGATING CLIMATE CHANGE AND PRESERVING A GREEN ENVIRONMENT

Abstract

Climate change needs to be drastically reduced, and more needs to be done to help people adapt to it. Humanity is currently experiencing a climate emergency. In our time, it’s necessary that every one of us must do our part in climate mitigation and preserving a green environment. The abilities of young people to mitigate and, in particular, adapt to the changes brought about by climate change have not received much attention in studies up to this point. The complex climate change issues of mitigation and preservation are conceptually difficult for young people because climate change is not directly evidenced in their daily lives. This study focuses on looking at mitigation and green environmental preservation from the perspective of the students. Meaning-making coping strategies, enable the maintenance of green preservation and addressing potential issues that contributes to climate change. This thesis paper uses a quantitative method and is focused mainly on two variables: assessing criminology students of the University of Mindanao in mitigating climate change and preserving a green environment. A research sampling was done on 400 random respondents in the University of Mindanao, Matina Campus Davao City. The result shows that there is a significant relationship between the role of criminology students in mitigating climate change and preserving a green environment (r=.416, p<00.1). This indicates that criminology students of UM have a high tendency to prevent and mitigate climate change and they are also highly knowledgeable about preserving a green environment. Keywords: climate change; knowledge; mitigation; preserving a green environment; descriptive correlation; Criminology SDG#: 13 Climate action