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This work was developed as partof the RESCLIMA project(2012 –present) The projectinvestigatedtherelationship between science and common culture in social representations of climate change. Itcontributesto education and communication on climate risksandexplores the complex logic that lies inthe construction of climate changeknowledgeand the role that scientific culture plays in this process. RESCLIMA attends tothe need to expand knowledge on "social factors" of climate change and its application in designingpolicies, programs and educational and communicative resources on socio-environmental problemsand on the environmental crisis in general.The 'social factor,'that is, the way thatpeopleperceive and valueclimate changeinformation, is crucial to taking responsible actions. On the one hand, it putspressure on decision-makers to adopt more forceful response policies. On the otherhand, it influences our own personal disposition to accept and adopt significant changes in everyday life, such as those connected withafossil fuels-based energy model. This project is financed by the Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness of the Government of Spain (ref. EDU2015-63572-P) and with ERDF funds from the European Union.

This work was developed as partof the RESCLIMA project(2012 –present) The projectinvestigatedtherelationship between science and common culture in social representations of climate change. Itcontributesto education and communication on climate risksandexplores the complex logic that lies inthe construction of climate changeknowledgeand the role that scientific culture plays in this process. RESCLIMA attends tothe need to expand knowledge on "social factors" of climate change and its application in designingpolicies, programs and educational and communicative resources on socio-environmental problemsand on the environmental crisis in general.The 'social factor,'that is, the way thatpeopleperceive and valueclimate changeinformation, is crucial to taking responsible actions. On the one hand, it putspressure on decision-makers to adopt more forceful response policies. On the otherhand, it influences our own personal disposition to accept and adopt significant changes in everyday life, such as those connected withafossil fuels-based energy model. This project is financed by the Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness of the Government of Spain (ref. EDU2015-63572-P) and with ERDF funds from the European Union.

Trabajo enmarcado dentro del proyecto Resclima: respuestas educativas y sociales al cambio climático ; College students are a sector of the population that is called to play a fundamental role in the future societies. This responsibility with and for society cannot obviate humanity's main challenge nowadays, the anthropogenic climate change. To this end, it is necessary to understand the climatic problem in all its dimensions, in order to propose and accept strategies and measures of adaptation and mitigation. In this paper we present a research on college students of the Universidade de Santiago de Compostela (N = 644). A closed end questionnaire was used to explore college students´ climate literacy level. Outcomes were compared according to academic discipline and year course. There were statistically significant differences in the distributions of responses (ANOVA) between areas of knowledge and of university degree fields. Nevertheless, in the case of comparing 1st year students with 4th year students there is not statistical significance. Outcomes suggest that most of the information with which college students build their representation of climate change comes from their stage in secondary education and experiences out of the educational system ; This work was developed in the framework of the Resclima project, financed by the Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness of the Government of Spain (ref. EDU2015-63572-P) and with ERDF funds from the European Union ; SI

Apart from many social and economic problems worldwide, the COVID-19 pandemic has also led to sudden halt in face-to-face climate-related meetings. Moreover, it has also negatively influenced the works related to the preparations for the sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and organizing the 26th Conference of the Parties of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), namely COP26 to be held in Glasgow, which was postponed to November 2021. This article presents a global study undertaken among UNFCCC contact points and other climate experts, to ascertain the impacts of the pandemic on the implementation of SDG13 and UNFCCC processes. The methodological approach entails an bibliometric analysis, online survey, and authors' expert judgment. Results of the bibliometric analysis show that the most common terms associated with this theme are COVID-19, climate change, CO2, energy, "pandemic-related," and "adaptation-related." In addition, the survey revealed some difficulties associated with online participation in the processes from many developing countries. The study concluded that there is negative impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the UNFCCC process, more minor government priorities regarding climate action, loss of traction of the process, and a challenge to achieve the Paris Agreement, with less significant support from the respondents from less developed countries. The findings suggest that urgent action is needed, to make up for the lost time, and place climate issues more prominently on the global agenda.

Since January 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has dominated the media and exercises pressure on governments worldwide. Apart from its effects on economies, education systems and societies, the pandemic has also influenced climate change research. This paper examines the extent to which COVID-19 has influenced climate change research worldwide during the first wave at the beginning of 2020 and how it is perceived to exploit it in the future. This study utilised an international survey involving those dedicated to climate change science and management research from Academia, Government, NGOs, and international agencies in 83 countries. The analysis of responses encompasses four independent variables: Institutions, Regions, Scientific Areas, and the level of economic development represented by the Human Development Index (HDI). Results show that: (1) COVID-19 modified the way the surveyed researchers work, (2) there are indicators that COVID-19 has already influenced the direction of climate change and adaptation policy implementation, and (3) respondents perceived (explicitly concerning the COVID-19 lockdowns of March-April 2020), that the pandemic has drawn attention away from climate policy. COVID- 19 has influenced the agenda of climate change research for more than half of the respondents and is likely to continue in the future, suggesting that the impacts on their research will still be felt for many years. The paper concludes by outlining critical implications for policy-making ; SI