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UN Global Climate Survey

February 4 , 2021 1265 days 971 0
  • United Nations has released its biggest ever opinion poll on climate change.
  • It is called “UN Global Climate Survey”.
  • The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) conducted the “Peoples’ Climate Vote” for 1.2 million people from 50 countries to prepare this report.

Key Findings

  • Two-thirds of people think it is a “global emergency”.
  • 69% of people aged 14-18 said there is a climate emergency.
  • 58% of those above 60 agreed with it.
  • 65% in favour of renewable energy in US, 76% in Australia and 51% in Russia.
  • The conservation of trees gets 60% support in Brazil while 57% in Indonesia.

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