Public backs climate change action across the globe, massive U.N. poll finds
Covering 50 countries, the U.N. survey found most people support renewable energy, forest protection and electric vehicles.
Jan. 27, 2021, 7:25 AM EST
By Adela Suliman
LONDON — The biggest global survey of its kind has found that almost two thirds of people believe climate change remains a global emergency, despite the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.
The Peoples' Climate Vote, published Wednesday, conducted by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the University of Oxford, surveyed 1.2 million people across 50 countries.
In total, 64 percent of respondents agreed that climate change represented a pressing emergency. The survey also found a distinct age divide, with the majority of young people more concerned about climate change.
"The results of the survey clearl
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