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Monday, April 22nd, 2019

For Earth Day, a look at how people around the world view climate change

Author:     MOIRA FAGAN AND CHRISTINE HUANG
Source:     Pew Research Center
Publication Date:     APRIL 18, 2019
 Link: For Earth Day, a look at how people around the world view climate change
Stephan:   This is the first data I feel we can trust on how climate change is now viewed. Notice once again how poorly the U.S. places. Thirty nine percent of us see climate change as either no threat or, at best, a minor one. Those numbers I think can be directly traced to Donald Trump and the Republican Party, and their aggressive disinformation campaigns.

Protesters are seen holding a banner during a protest calling for increased efforts to stop climate change.
Credit: Helen Paroglou/SOPA /LightRocket/Getty

April 22 is Earth Day, an annual event that highlights environmental concerns and encourages civic action. This year’s Earth Day comes amid widespread global concern about climate change.

Here are five facts about how people globally see climate change, drawn from a 2018 Pew Research Center survey on how people evaluate eight potential threats, as well as other polls conducted by the Center. (For more on how people in the United States see climate change, see our companion post, “How Americans see climate change in 5 charts.”)

1In most surveyed countries, majorities see climate change as a major threatMajorities in most surveyed countries say global climate change is a major threat to their nation.In fact, it’s seen as the top threat […]

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