European citizens almost universally believe climate change is one of the most serious crises facing the world, with Irish people among those especially concerned, new research has found. Just under a third of Irish people consider climate change to be the single most serious problem facing the world, ahead of EU counterparts, the survey found. This is the first time that climate change ranks first, ahead of all other global challenges listed," the Eurobarometer report said. Nearly half of those surveyed believe climate change comes second only to poverty, hunger and lack of drinking water, it added. Three-quarters of Irish people believe the Government should take the lead role in tackling climate change, according to Eurobarometer's findings, about the same as Sweden, Malta, and Greece.

Source: Irish Examiner July 06, 2021 11:39 UTC