Still A Lot Of Convincing To Do

Research shows public not concerned over climate crisis

November 25, 2020 (EUreporter)

“…[New research] shows that large portions of the public still do not accept the urgency of the climate crisis, and only a minority believe it will impact them and their families severely over the next fifteen years…A sizeable majority of Europeans and Americans believe that climate change is happening…Outright climate change denial is scarce in all of the [nine] countries surveyed…A significant group of ‘soft’ attribution sceptics believe that, contrary to the scientific consensus, climate change is caused equally by human activities and natural processes…

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Majorities believe that climate change will have very negative consequences for life on earth…[But] a significant minority of “impact sceptics” who believe the negative consequences will be outweighed by the positive…Most people don’t think their own lives will be strongly affected…[Y]ounger people tend to be more likely to expect negative impacts of climate change on their lives by 2035 if nothing is done…There is widespread support for switching to a green energy firm to provide household energy…[But large minorities in France and the US] would not consider a switch…Majorities in Europe are willing to reduce their meat consumption, but figures vary widely…” click here for more

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