HSBC launches international survey of public attitudes towards climate change
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New Research Shows Developing Countries Most Concerned About Need to
Combat Climate Change
HSBC's first international survey of public attitudes towards climate
change highlights a surprising spectrum of opinions across the world.
Climate change may be a global issue, but reactions to it vary
strongly. The HSBC Climate Confidence Index shows that people in
developing economies exhibit the greatest concern, commitment and
optimism towards the problem of climate change and in developed
economies the greatest indifference, reluctance and fatalism.
Overall, the survey reveals that citizens of China and India are most
optimistic that the problem of climate change can be overcome, while
those in France, Germany and the UK are least optimistic that a
solution will be found.
The research, based on a sample of 9,000 people in nine countries and
across four continents, also demonstrates that:...
The 24 page PDF is at:
http://www.hsbc.com/1/PA_1_1_S5/content/assets/newsroom/hsbc_ccindex_p8.pdf