A recent climate survey conducted by the European Investment Bank has determined that adults older than 30 years of age have a considerably better understanding of climate change in comparison to their younger counterparts. The survey involved more than 30,000 participants across 35 nations, including China, the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, India, Japan and European Union member states.
On a scale of 0 to 10, the results show that participants over 30 years of age in the European Union scored 6.47 while those under 30 scored 5.99 on climate knowledge. This disparity highlights the generational gap in climate knowledge.
On the benefits of insulation, 30% of younger participants understood how better insulation could help fight climate change. This percentage is small, especially when compared to 48% of those older than age 30. On recycling awareness, 66% of participants under 30 years of age were aware of the importance of recycling. This is in comparison to 74% of those older than 30.
On rising sea levels, 71% of Europeans were aware of climate change’s impact on rising sea levels. This is a stark difference to the 45% of respondents from the U.S. who had misconceptions about this fact, with some even believing that sea levels were dropping.
Regarding how climate change was defined and its causes, the survey determined that Americans didn’t perform as well as Europeans. Only 58% of respondents from the U.S. could identify the top greenhouse-gas emitters worldwide, in comparison to 72% of European participants, who identified India, China and the United States. The results from this question show that most Americans weren’t aware of China’s contribution to these emissions.
Additionally, 71% of respondents from Europe could define climate change correctly, in comparison to 58% of Americans.
With regard to human activities, 64% and 74% of Americans and Europeans respectively, understood that human activities such as agriculture, deforestation and industry were the main drivers of climate change. The survey also determined that respondents from Europe better understood the consequences of climate change. In detail, 69% of Europeans were aware that climate change drove migration worldwide by forcibly displacing peoples. This is in comparison to 52% of respondents from the U.S.
Furthermore, the survey determined that both Americans and Europeans demonstrated lower awareness when it came to solutions for climate change. The survey reported that 63% and 72% of Americans and Europeans respectively recognized that recycling helped fight climate change. However, only 23% and 26% of Americans and Europeans respectively were aware that reducing speed limits could also help combat this global issue.
Overall, the European Investment Bank remains committed to funding effective projects that combat climate change and raise more awareness on this issue.
These findings show that companies such as Reflex Advanced Materials Corp. (CSE: RFLX) (OTCQB: RFLXF) that espouse environmental, social and governance (ESG) norms have plenty of work to do to bring awareness of these principles to their stakeholders.
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