Spain, European country where more people perceive climate change as a threat. Again Biggest concern is inflation. For 61% of Spaniards Significant increase in concerns about the environment and climate changeIt ranks as the second biggest concern for the country, according to the ‘Essentials’ study by Ipsos, a multinational market research and consulting firm based in Paris.
Despite this growing concern for the environment, Spain is the European country with the lowest percentage of activist population among the five countries analyzed in this study., only 19%. In this section, France (28%) tops the European list, followed by Germany (24%).
Another remarkable result of the research is the following: Half of the Spanish population thinks we are on the verge of the sixth extinction of life on the planet..
Concerns about climate change record the highest increase for the second consecutive month, while concerns about climate change price increase remains constant and other issues, for example Pandemic (20%) or ukraine war (12%) is no longer so present in the concerns of Spaniards.
The survey conducted in the first days of August also revealed that: 49% of the world’s population feel guilty about their impact on the environmentTherefore, there are more and more people who want to change their habits to limit this effect.
According to the report, the majority of the world’s population natural disasters they will become more frequent and severe in the future.
Stop the climate emergency
According to Ipsos, increasing concerns about the environment and global warming around the world are directly extreme weather events and natural disasters shaking the world with increasing frequency.
In fact, globally, A large majority of the population, 82%, think that these natural disasters will become more frequent and even more severe in the future., a sentiment shared by 84% of Spanish citizens. This is in line with the predictions of scientists.
In the face of this situation, more and more people think that climate change and its effects pose a danger to themselves, their country and the planet.
Actually, Spain is one of the countries where more people perceive climate change as a threat The leader in Europe (23%), where the perception of personal risk is higher for the country by 42% and even higher, is followed by Germany (19%).
The report reveals that 49% of citizens on the planet believe the moment is critical and urgent action is needed to stop the climate emergency.. The same rate is repeated in Spain.
80% of the world’s population is clear on this Human behavior is primarily responsible for natural disasters and climate change.82% in the case of Spain.
All this turns into an increase feel guilty in this context: 49% of the world’s population feel guilty about their impact on the environment. And to limit this effect, more and more people are changing their habits.
Low activist population
Therefore, there have been changes in the percentage of people who have taken actions such as the following since May. recycle as much as possible (77% versus 79% in May), use low consumption bulbs (61% vs. 67%), drive an electric or hybrid car (48% vs 40%) or driving the car (46% vs. 40%).
“As a result, more and more people find themselves activistsyoung people, and mostly women, are environmentally conscious and willing to change their lifestyles to limit their impact on the environment”, emphasizes Ipsos.
This group of activists already represents 21% of the world’s population, 4 points more than the previous survey conducted in July. Inside Spainalthough this rate is at 19% and has increased by 3 points since February of this year, It is the European country with the lowest percentage of activist population among the 5 analyzed countries..
Ipsos conducted the survey on the Global Advisor online platform from August 4-7 this year. He interviewed a total of 10,000 adults between the ages of 18 and 74 in 15 countries.
Survey link: https://www.ipsos.com/en-us/news-polls/data-dive-how-people-feel-about-climate-change-and-what-do-about-it
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