Today’s Irish Times/Ipsos MRBI poll results show that the majority of Irish adults (55 per cent) agree that “climate change is the most serious issue facing the world” and that just over one-third (36 per cent) disagree. A nationally representative sample of 1,200 adults were asked whether they agree or disagree with five statements about climate change. A similar pattern is evident throughout the poll results, with these demographic groups claiming to take the climate-change issue seriously and to be willing to make sacrifices to tackle it. Positively, the data suggests that people are willing to make sacrifices to tackle climate change, the majority (54 per cent) agree with the statement, “I am okay with reducing my standard of living in order to help tackle climate change”. Agreement with this statement is highest among the AB socio-economic grouping at 70 per cent, with disagreement highest among farmers at 53 per cent.

Source: The Irish Times October 16, 2019 00:56 UTC