5 - Key Learnings
Key Learnings
Public Transport
Electric/hybrid vehicles
Public transport in the Cork City area is evaluated very positively: over 60% of weekly users indicate the service has improved in the past 12 months across fares, frequency, reliability and speed of travel The positive evaluation of prices is facilitated by strong awareness of the national reduction in fares
1 in 4 petrol/diesel car owners are likely to purchase a hybrid or electric vehicle within the next three years The key barriers to purchasing are expense and range concerns Any change in driving frequency since Covid is directly related to adapted working arrangements: only those who WFH are driving less
Cycling
Home upgrade/retrofit
26% of residents cycle with usage heavily weighted towards men and those under 35 years The key barriers to cycling more frequently are perceived safety, and the related absence of cycle lanes C 50% of current cyclists indicate that feeling unsafe beside road traffic results in them cycling less often in the Cork City area
Near 1 in 3 homeowners are considering undertaking a home retrofit or energy upgrade within the next 12 months Where previous upgrades focused on insulation, current considerations appear broader in scope 39% know their current BER rating
Climate affects
Actions and benefits
80% of residents believe climate change is already affecting weather in the Cork City area; and over 1 in 3% indicate they or their household has already suffered from one of the climate impacts Concern for the next decade peaks for storms, heavy rainfall and river flooding, with the intensity of future concern exhibiting considerable variation by social grade
Appreciation of links between climate actions and their co-benefits is consistently apparent The potential for the co- benefits to drive support for climate action is also evident; support is similar across the co-benefits with low energy bills and reducing traffic congestion being the most persuasive The development area for ‘co-benefits’ is to build stronger appreciation and consequent support among the C2DE social grade
Climate action support
Consistent and positive support is evident for the climate actions being implemented in the Cork City area The top four climate actions are each supported by at least 85% of residents: more parks and biodiversity; more on-street tree planting; prioritisation of locally produced food; more pedestrianised streets Reallocating road space and higher density housing are more contentious In contrast to ‘Co- benefits’, support for the climate actions being implemented in the Cork City area is largely consistent across the key demographic groups
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