An international survey of 1.2 million people conducted by the United Nations Development Programme from October to December 2020 revealed that, by age group, 69% of those under age 18 recognize global warming as an emergency. 58% of those age 60 or over did so as well.
By country, 81% of respondents in both the U.K. and Italy recognize our climate emergency. Over half of the respondents in every one of the 50 countries surveyed felt the same way.
How did Americans respond? Awareness of our climate crisis is growing. 65% of Americans now acknowledge climate change as an emergency.
Let’s do everything we can to communicate this to friends and colleagues and to urge the Biden administration to take even bolder action.
Read more survey results here.
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