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What Worries the World – May 2022
Inflation remains the top global worry after rising for tenth month in a row.
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Enthusiasm for the metaverse and extended reality is highest in emerging countries
Survey finds the global public divided in their level of excitement about the new technologies
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52% globally say cycling in their area is too dangerous
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
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Worry about inflation hits new heights globally
People are feeling ‘pessimistic’ amid rising prices, talk of a world recession.
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A quarter are struggling financially and public expectations are for further inflation and price rises over 2022
A new 11-country Ipsos survey with the World Economic Forum reveals high levels of public economic pessimism in the face of a cost of living crisis.
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What Worries the World - April 2022
Inflation is now the top global worry for the first time, with 26 out of 27 countries recording an increase in concern over the last month.
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London maintains top “city brand” ranking from 2020 to 2022. Paris rises to second and Sydney lands in third.
London preserves its spot as the world’s most admired city in the 2022 edition of the Anholt-Ipsos City Brands Index. Paris, Sydney, New York, and Rome round out the top-5, but there has been some movement in the bottom half of the top-10 cities:
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Earth Day 2022: few can correctly identify actions which are best at cutting carbon emissions
New research by Ipsos shows people around the world are not very likely to make environmentally friendly changes that would have the most impact on cutting carbon emissions. Less than half say they are likely to make changes such as eating fewer dairy products (41%), eating less meat (44%), changing their household heating system to a low carbon system (44%), despite these being some of the most effective ways in cutting carbon emissions.
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61% globally think the war in Ukraine poses a significant risk to their country
Survey finds unity in concern for Ukrainians, willingness to take in refugees, and wariness of getting involved militarily, but diverging views on sanctions and military support