In this year’s People and Climate Change report we look at individuals’ need to act in the climate crisis, the transition to net zero, and the role of ESG as a corporate priority in 2026.
A new global Ipsos survey of 21,231 adults reveals that, on average across 29 countries, just under a third (31%) of people agree that their government has a clear plan in place for how government, businesses and people are going to work together to tackle climate change. Agreement has fallen since last year by an average of 8 percentage points across the 26 countries surveyed both in 2022 and this year.
Considering various environmental concerns, the accumulation of waste, packaging and plastic is the third-biggest concern across the globe (41%), after the threat posed by climate change (46%) and extreme climate events (43%).
Following a very challenging couple of years in 2020 and 2021, many people around the world feel 2022 has been a little better. However, uncertainty about both short- and longer-term futures prevails. Global citizens are struggling to be optimistic about 2023 as most express concern about the state of the economy, the environment and world security.
Survey finds global consensus on bicycles’ key role to reduce carbon emissions and traffic - and widespread support for giving them priority in new infrastructure projects.
In a new global survey, Ipsos found that climate change is a regular concern for half of people globally. Concern is notably higher in Latin American countries, with Colombia, Chile, Italy, Mexico and Argentina all leading the way as those who think about climate change most frequently. Conversely Great Britain ranks in the bottom five countries who don’t think about climate change as much, beaten only by Japan, the Netherlands, Russia and China.
The pandemic has made other significant issues step in the background. Using social intelligence in research for EDF, we scratch the surface and find out what people really feel about climate change.
Happy New Year! We start the year by looking at the global public's predictions for 2022 as well as the latest research concerning inflation, living with Covid-19, and climate change.
