Climate change

Climate change has become a visceral reality and people want collaborative leadership

Only 1 in 3 global citizens (31%) believe their govt has a clear gameplan on how govt, businesses and people should tackle climate change; India (67%), Singapore (51%, Indonesia (50%) and Malaysia (49%) believe their govts are in comparison better equipped: Ipsos Earth Day 2023 Survey

67% Urban Indians believe govt is equipped with a gameplan on how govt, businesses and people should tackle climate change; only 1 in 3 global citizens (31%) held this view about their govt: Ipsos Earth Day 2023 Survey;

Indians believe economic cost of climate change is a bigger challenge Vs economic cost of measures to reduce climate change

7 in 10 urban Indians (72%) endorse government spending on subsidies to make environment friendly technologies cheaper (solar panels, electric vehicles): Ipsos Global Views on Sustainability for COP 27 Summit;

1 in 2 urban Indians put onus on govt to educate citizens on climate change actions

Unemployment No.1 worry of urban Indians in June; for global citizens top worry is Inflation – Ipsos What Worries the World global monthly survey

6 in 10 Urban Indians are worried about climate change: Ipsos Global Survey on World Earth Day 2022
Urban Indians exhort govt, businesses and individuals to share the onus for combating climate change

Personal actions on World Earth Day - 2 in 3 Urban Indians will avoid products with excess packaging: Ipsos Global Earth Day 2022 Survey.
Ditto for global citizens. They too want to avoid products with excessive packaging.

Desperate times call for desperate measures – Netizens & General Indians warn of imminent Environmental Disaster unless habits altered; confidence in science & scientists depleting – Ipsos GTS Survey 2021

Concern for Climate Change makes Urban Indians buy and consume responsibly, but there is a decline in adoption over previous year: WEF-Ipsos Climate Change & Consumer Behavior Survey