Issue Watch
Global Warming
Americans Assess How to Fight Climate Change
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - The views of adults in the United States on climate change are shifting, according to a poll by TNS released by the Washington Post and ABC News. 59 per cent of respondents think the U.S. should take action to curb global warming even if other countries such as China and India do less, down nine points since July 2008.
Jun 30, 2009
Global Warming Happening, Say Americans
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - The vast majority of Americans are convinced that global warming is a reality, according to a poll by Sacred Heart University Polling Institute. 80.1 per cent of respondents say the phenomenon is happening.
Jun 28, 2009
Australians Back Climate Change Goals
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Half of adults in Australia believe their government is right to modify its emissions trading scheme to combat climate change, according to a poll by Essential Research. 49 per cent approve of the decision, while 31 per cent disapprove.
May 21, 2009
Fewer in U.S. Blame Humans for Global Warming
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Only a third of adults in the United States believe global warming is caused primarily by human activity, according to a poll by Rasmussen Reports. 34 per cent of respondents agree with this rationale, while 48 per cent blame long term planetary trends.
Apr 22, 2009
Climate Change Fight Helps, Say Australians
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Many people in Australia believe taking action to combat climate change can help protect existing jobs and create new ones, according to a poll by Essential Research. 45 per cent of respondents think tackling environmental concerns could save jobs in tourism and agriculture and generate new ones in the renewable energy sector.
Apr 3, 2009
Global Warming Serious, Say Americans
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Many people in the United States regard climate change as a real challenge, according to a poll by Rasmussen Reports. 64 per cent of respondents say global warming is very or somewhat serious.
Jan 29, 2009
Fewer Americans Worried About Climate Change
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - While still high, the proportion of people in the United States who are concerned about climate change has dropped this year, according to a poll by Rasmussen Reports. 65 per cent of respondents believe global warming is a very or somewhat serious problem, down eight points since April.
Dec 22, 2008
Australians Back Carbon Cap Proposal
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - The vast majority of people in Australia agree with a proposed scheme to cap the amount of carbon emitted by businesses, according to a poll by Newspoll published in The Australian. 72 per cent of respondents support the initiative put forward by the government of Australian prime minister Kevin Rudd.
Nov 12, 2008
Russians Say Global Warming Happening
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - More people in Russia believe that climate change is a reality now, according to a poll by the All-Russian Public Opinion Research Center. 51 per cent of respondents say global warming is already happening, up six points since May 2007.
Oct 4, 2008
Americans Urge for Climate Change Action
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Two-thirds of adults in the United States think their country should tackle global warming regardless of what other countries do, according to a poll by TNS, ABC News, Stanford University and Planet Green. 68 per cent of respondents think their country should start combating climate change even if others do less.
Aug 22, 2008
Australians OK Unilateral Climate Change Action
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - The vast majority of Australians is convinced that global warming is real, according to a poll by Newspoll published in The Australian. 84 per cent of respondents believe climate change is currently occurring, and 60 per cent want Australia to introduce a carbon emissions trading scheme regardless of what other countries do.
Aug 7, 2008
Australians Willing to Act to Curb Climate Change
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - The vast majority of Australians want their government to introduce policies to tackle climate change without waiting for consensus with other countries, according to a poll by AC Nielsen published in the Sydney Morning Herald. 77 per cent of respondents say Australia should begin cutting its greenhouse gas emissions regardless of what other countries do.
Jul 26, 2008
Global Warming Evident for South Africans
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - The vast majority of people in South Africa think global warming is visibly affecting the earth, according to a poll by TNS Research Surveys. 70 per cent of respondents believe climate change is already having a big effect on the world’s weather.
Jul 24, 2008
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New Zealanders Assess Emissions Trading Scheme
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - A third of adults in New Zealand welcome a government plan to introduce a national emissions trading scheme to curb climate change, according to a poll by DigiPoll. 34.2 per cent of respondents support the initiative, while 24.3 per cent oppose it. Two-in-five respondents have no strong feelings on the matter.
Jul 17, 2008
Russians Convinced of Global Warming
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - The majority of people in Russia think global warming is a reality, according to a poll by the Public Opinion Foundation. 67 per cent of respondents believe the phenomenon is happening.
Jun 27, 2008