2. Dealing with climate change
Majorities in nine middle income countries are willing to make lifestyle changes to curb the effects of climate change – younger adults especially so.
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1. Impact of climate change
A 74% median across nine middle-income countries say global climate change is affecting their area, with droughts or water shortages a top concern.
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Americans Are Increasingly Pessimistic About Avoiding the Worst Effects of Climate Change
About six-in-ten Americans say countries around the world, including the U.S., will not do enough to avoid the worst effects of climate change. This growing pessimism is driven by Democrats.
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4. Global climate change as a threat
Majorities in 22 of 25 nations surveyed say global climate change is a major threat to their country. In many places, this view is more common among those on the left.
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Americans on what causes climate change: Human activity or natural patterns?
Key takeaways: Almost all climate scientists say the planet is warming, and that this is caused mostly by human activity. But a far smaller share of the American public has shared this view over the last decade. Pew Research Center has been tracking Americans’ views on the cause of climate change since 2016 using our […]
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People in Middle-Income Countries Say Climate Change Is Affecting Their Community
Large majorities in nine middle-income countries say global climate change is affecting their community. About half or more in Argentina, Brazil and Mexico see a great deal of impact.
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Americans’ Views on How to Address the Impacts of Extreme Weather
At least eight-in-ten Americans who experienced extreme weather say climate change contributed a lot or a little.
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Americans’ views of global threats differ by party, age
Seven-in-ten Americans view the spread of false information online as a major threat facing the nation in 2025.
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Do Americans think extreme weather is worse today than in the past?
Key takeaways: Recent scientific studies have found that extreme weather is becoming both more common and more intense, and many Americans have noticed. Majorities of Americans say extreme weather events in the U.S. are happening more often (68%) and are more severe (62%) than in the past. Partisan differences Democrats are far more likely than […]
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International Opinion on Global Threats
Adults across 25 countries see the spread of false information online, the condition of the global economy and terrorism as major threats today.