Asia’s pivotal role at the Paris climate talks
This year, according to a new Pew Research Center survey, individuals around the world overwhelmingly say they are concerned about global warming.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
This year, according to a new Pew Research Center survey, individuals around the world overwhelmingly say they are concerned about global warming.
As elections near, Venezuelans are down on President Nicolás Maduro and Hugo Chávez’s legacy, but wide ideological splits point to a nation divided. Overall, most are dissatisfied with the direction of the country.
New polling shows strong public support among Europeans for an agreement on greenhouse gas emissions in Paris.
Religious institutions are starting to formally address the participation of transgender people in their congregations, much as they have with the issue of accepting homosexuals.
In wealthier nations, women are more likely than men to consider climate change a serious problem, be concerned it will harm them personally and say that major lifestyle changes are needed to solve the problem.
There are stark socioeconomic differences within the GOP when it comes to issues like poverty, health care and education.
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It doesn’t help that only 18 percent of Chinese think climate change is a very serious problem.
But the degree of concern about climate change varies markedly from country to country.
Negotiators are gathering in Paris in the first two weeks of December to try to craft an international accord to deal with climate change.
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