Most European citizens do not particularly care about climate change. That's the striking finding from new research on the views of 70,000 randomly sampled European men and women. Only 5% described themselves as "extremely worried" about climate change. The climate and the environment ranked only fifth in people's overall views about priorities. There was also scepticism that co-ordinated action, for example to cut personal energy use, would make much difference.
"It seems there is a chance the current generation will be content to sell their great grandchildren down the river," said Andrew Oswald, Professor of Economics and Behavioural Science at the University of Warwick, and senior author of the study - Do Europeans Care about Climate Change? An Illustration of the Importance of Data on Human Feelings.
