2020 Contents
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
- 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
- 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
- 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
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
- Only negative consequences
- Both negative and positive consequences
- Only positive consequences
- 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
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
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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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