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Select a specific question and discover the results of the 30 countries included in the study.

CLIMATE AS PRIORITY

From this list, which topics worry you the most?
  • Unemployment
  • Poverty and inequality
  • Cost of living (inflation, purchasing power, etc.)
  • Taxes
  • Education, schooling
  • The healthcare system
  • Pensions
  • Immigration
  • Environment
  • Terrorism
  • Delinquency, crime
  • Corruption
  • Coronavirus
Which of the following two statements do you agree with most? Priority should be given to…
  • The environment, even if it might slow down economic growth in your country and cause job losses
  • Economic growth and jobs, even if it might have harmful consequences for the environment
And what do you think will happen over the next few months in your country?
  • The environment will take priority, even if this causes economic growth to slow down and jobs to be lost
  • Economic growth and jobs will take priority, even if this has negative effects on the environment
From the following list, which environmental problems do you think are the most concerning in your country?
  • Climate change
  • The decrease in biodiversity
  • Air pollution
  • Water pollution
  • Soil pollution (use of fertilizers, pesticides)
  • Running out of resources (water, soil, wood…)
  • Extreme climate events (floods, heatwaves, droughts, cyclones, forest fires…)
  • The accumulation of waste, packaging, plastic
  • Desertification, drought
  • Deforestation

PERCEPTION OF CLIMATE CHANGE

Would you say that we are experiencing a change in climate?

In relation to climate change, what would you say that compared to 1 year ago?

And concerning this climate change that we hear about, would you say?
  • That it is mainly due to human activity
  • That it is mainly due to a natural phenomenon, like the ones the Earth has experienced throughout its history
  • That there is no way to know

Do you think that the Coronavirus pandemic is linked to the negative effects of human activity on nature and the environment?

Based on your own knowledge, what are the main causes of climate change?

  • Natural warming of the planet
  • Heat produced by human activity
  • Emissions of greenhouse gases such as CO2
  • Air pollution
  • The hole in the ozone layer
  • Deforestation
In your opinion, what consequences will the climate change have?
  • Only negative consequences
  • Both negative and positive consequences
  • Only positive consequences
In your opinion, what risks do the climate change present for your country?
  • A decrease in biodiversity
  • Problems regarding access to drinking water
  • Food sources running out
  • An increase in extreme climate events (storms, heatwaves, cyclones, fires…)
  • Rising water levels and the submersion of coastal regions
  • Desertification, drought and a temperature rise in certain regions
  • The development of infectious diseases
  • Pollution (soil, air, water…)
  • Migration, displacement of people
On the whole, would you say that, in your region, you have already noticed the effects of climate change?

CO2 & ENERGY PRODUCTION

For each of the following methods of electricity production, state whether you think it produces CO₂?
  • Gas-fired power plants
  • Nuclear power plants
  • Coal-fired power plants
  • Hydro-electric dams
  • Solar panels
  • Wind turbines

Have you ever heard of carbon neutrality?

MOBILIZATION OF STAKEHOLDERS

Which of these three opinions is closest to your own?
  • It is mainly through technological advancement and scientific innovation that we will find solutions to climate change
  • It is mainly through major changes in our lifestyles that climate change will be limited
  • There is nothing to be done, we can no longer do anything to limit climate change
In your opinion, which entities in the following list need to take action first and foremost to fight climate change in your country?
  • NGOs and non-profits
  • Private companies
  • The government
  • Other political leaders on a national level
  • Political leaders on a local level
  • Citizens /consumers
  • Religious authorities
  • Scientists
For each of the following players, do you think that they are taking action to fight climate change in your country?
  • NGOs and non-profits
  • Private companies
  • The government
  • Other political leaders on a national level
  • Political leaders on a local level
  • Citizens /consumers
  • Religious authorities
  • Scientists

To your knowledge, have the public authorities in your country put measures in place to account for climate change and its effects (construction of dams, prohibition of construction in some areas due to the rise in water level, etc.)?

In your country, would you say that:
  • Most political parties take climate change into account in their manifestos
  • Only a few political parties take climate change into account in their manifestos
  • Only the green party takes climate change into account in its manifesto
  • There is not a green party/No party takes climate change into account

In the past 12 months, how the level of action citizens to fight climate change has evolved?

When it comes to fighting climate change, have you personally ever
  • Taken part in a protest
  • Signed a petition
  • Boycotted a product or brand due to its impact on climate change
  • Voted for a political party because it is particularly committed to fighting climate change

ACT ON A DAILY BASIS

Do you feel like you know what you can do on a personal level to fight climate change?

Would you say that the Coronavirus crisis has?
  • Made you increasingly aware of your effect on the environment
  • Made you less aware of your effect on the environment
  • I haven't made any changes

Over the past 12 months, have you changed anything in your own behavior to help fight climate change?

Here are some individual actions that can help fight climate change
  • Avoiding travelling by car
  • Prioritizing seasonal fruits and vegetables
  • Limiting your meat consumption
  • Sorting your waste
  • Choosing products with the least possible packaging
  • Limiting heating or air conditioning in your home
  • Avoiding buying products made in distant countries
  • Using renewable energy for heating or producing your electricity
  • Taking public transport
  • Traveling by bicycle

How likely is it that your next car will be an electric or hybrid car?

Here are some measures that could be adopted in your country to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. For each one, tell me whether it seems acceptable to you to be
  • Limiting access to city centers to electric or hybrid cars only
  • Making products manufactured abroad more expensive
  • Introducing a tax on energy sources that produce CO2, like gas, gasoline…
  • Setting up an urban tollbooth at the entrance to big cities
  • Increasing the tax on household waste to encourage people to waste less
  • Obliging owners to insulate their home
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