For Spaniards, the environment is the fifth most important issue. According to the September Barometer of the Center for Sociological Studies (CIS), the light is on the rise in education or war in Ukraine. They state this as the fourth problem that affects them personally.
So almost 90% of Spaniards –88.9%– think climate change is happening right now, 8.6% who don’t believe it and the other 2.2% who don’t and 87 percent believe the Government should take “strong” measures to prevent it.
The CIS survey includes and analyzes the latest energy saving measures created by the Government this summer. limiting heating or air conditioning, which is 33.3 percent “strongly agree” and 27.4 percent of the respondents respectively.
Regarding climate change, 88.9 percent think it’s happening, 45.4 percent are very worried and 44 percent are quite worried, 8.4 percent are a little worried, and 1 percent is nothing.
However, 40.4 percent of the total number of interviewees – 3,837 Spaniards – are very worried about this situation, and 39.1 percent are very worried. Meanwhile, on the contrary, 7.5 percent care little and 0.9 percent care nothing.
From 22nd to 5th place in just two months
It is noteworthy that the talk about the environment increased, coinciding with the restrictions on energy conservation and the energy consequences of the war in Ukraine. it now totals 14.6% on the list of issues, placing itself in fifth place with 2.7% compared to the twenty-second in July.
Exactly, it ranks among the top three issues for 14.6 percent of respondents, but for 2.6 percent the environment is the biggest issue in Spain, second for 5.4 percent and third for 6.6 percent.
The environment is behind the economic crisis, unemployment, political problems and health in general, and far ahead of the rise in education or electricity prices, ranking ninth and tenth overall. even above corruption, lack of opportunities for young people, immigration or the war in Ukraine.
While 87 percent of Spaniards surveyed think that the Government should take energetic measures in the face of climate change, 9.4 believe it should not.
Measures to combat the problem
Specifically, among the measures that received the most support, Promote public transport, where 59.9 percent of respondents “strongly agree” and “highly agree” 30.3 percent; This is followed by increasing subsidies to households to improve their energy efficiency, such as replacing household appliances or improving thermal insulation, a measure where 51.4 percent “strongly agree” and 35 percent “strongly agree”, 3 percent.
However, there is less support for the energy-saving measure passed. limit the air conditioner to a temperature not lower than 27 degrees degrees Celsius in public buildings and shopping centers, 27.4 percent of respondents “strongly agree” and 30.02 percent “quite” agree.
Similar limit heating in public buildings and shopping centers to a temperature not higher than 19 degrees33.3 percent “strongly agree” and 33.2 percent “highly agree”, 17.2 and 13.7 percent agree slightly or not at all.
35 percent of the respondents “strongly agree” and 37.3 percent “highly agree” rewards and bonuses for industries and companies that reduce their energy consumption.
Opinion is more divided as follows limiting the circulation of non-electric cars on certain days in citiesa measure where 22.7 percent “strongly agree”; “highly agree” 26.1 percent; “I agree little” 25.1 percent and “I don’t agree at all” 21 percent.
The measure with the least participation of the participants, slow down vehicles on the highway to consume less fuel21.6 percent “strongly disagree” and 24.5 percent “somewhat agree”, 24.2 percent “strongly agree” and 27.4 percent “strongly agree”.
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