Britons Question Global Warming More Than Americans and Canadians
Half of respondents in the two North American countries think climate change is a fact and is caused by emissions—fewer Britons concur.
Half of respondents in the two North American countries think climate change is a fact and is caused by emissions—fewer Britons concur.
Support for building more nuclear power stations in the UK has dropped by 12 points since November 2009.
The considerable level of uncertainty that Britons expressed earlier this year towards global warming has subsided, as more people in the country regard climate change as a fact, a new three-country Angus Reid Public Opinion poll has found.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – People in three countries hold differing views on climate change, according to a poll by Angus Reid Public Opinion. 58 per cent of respondents in Canada believe global warming is a fact and is mostly caused by emissions from vehicles and industrial facilities, but only 41 per cent of Americans and 38 per cent of Britons concur.
Majority of Canadians say global warming is mostly caused by emissions from vehicles and industrial facilities.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – People in three countries hold low expectations on the future of the Copenhagen Accord on climate change, according to a poll by Angus Reid Public Opinion. Only 19 per cent of respondents in the United States, 16 per cent in Britain and 12 per cent in Canada expect the document to become a legally binding treaty.
Only 40 per cent are satisfied with President Barack Obama’s performance at last month’s Climate Summit.
But majority regrets that the global agreement is not legally binding.
Many also express dissatisfaction with the commitments made at last month’s global meeting on climate change.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Three quarters of people in Australia think reaching a global agreement on climate change is the most important thing the country can do, according to a poll by Essential Research. 74 per cent of respondents share this point of view.