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Earth Day 2023 – Is concern and focus slipping on climate change?
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 eight percentage points across the 26 countries surveyed both in 2022 and this year.
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Global predictions for 2023
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.
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Climate change: a growing skepticism
Purchasing power is now the key priority on a global level. Despite the importance they attribute to the climate and extreme weather events, people are less inclined to become involved and are more dubious as to the human origins of the phenomenon.
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Seven in 10 people in 34 countries support global rules to stop plastic pollution
Consumers globally believe it is important for such a treaty to incorporate five key measures to tackle plastic pollution : ban unnecessary single-use plastics, ban types of plastic that cannot be easily recycled, have rules making manufacturers and retailers responsible for reducing, re-using and recycling plastic packaging, have global rules requiring all new plastic products to contain recycled plastic and require labelling of plastic products so that it is clear how to responsibly sort them for reuse, recycling or disposal.
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Global consumer confidence continues to show stability
All three sub-indices are stable as sentiment remains muted among the world’s most advanced economies
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68% globally are willing to accept new policies encouraging sustainable technology adoptions
Incentives, discounts and other inducements are most supported policies to help tackle climate change in new global study ahead of COP27
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Global consumer confidence remains muted
Expectations Index continues its decline as sentiment remains low among the world’s most advanced economies.
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Majority across 34 countries describe effects of climate change in their community as severe
One in three globally brace themselves for being displaced from their home in the next 25 years: Ipsos survey for the World Economic Forum.
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What Worries the World – August 2022
Inflation is the top concern for the fifth consecutive month while some countries see worry about covid-19 rise
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Global consumer confidence continues its descent in August
All sub-indices decline as sentiment remains low among world’s largest advanced economies