Ipsos Global Advisor - Views on Climate Change - Nov 23

That’s up from the 44 percent who say they’re already experiencing climate impacts. Four in 10 respondents said they think it’s likely they will be displaced from their home as a result of climate change in the next 25 years.

“I think most of us would agree that the severe weather events in 2023 gave New Zealanders a new understanding of the impact climate change can have and this report shows that 44 percent of New Zealanders saw a severe impact of climate change in the area that they live, illustrating the impact that the Auckland floods and Cyclone Gabrielle had on our largest city as well as the devastation across the East Coast,” Carin Hercock, Ipsos NZ managing director, said.

Ipsos New Zealand polled 1000 people aged 18 to 74 between late September and early October. These results pre-date the results of the election, but align with polls taken by Ipsos in 30 other countries over the same period.

New Zealanders were less likely than the global average (57 percent) to say climate change was already having a severe impact on their area, but close to average on their worries about future effects.  The survey also found greater confidence in the Government’s response to climate change here than overseas.

For more information, download the report at the link below.