(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – A majority of adults in Canada, the United States and Britain believe global warming is a fact and is mostly caused by emissions from vehicles and industrial facilities, according to a poll by Angus Reid Strategies. At least 51 per cent of respondents in the three countries agree with this statement.
(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.
(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.
(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.
(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.
(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.
(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.
(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.
(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.
(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.
