Climate Change


You have probably heard of the conception that the temperature on the Earth has increased over the last 100 years, resulting in the change of climate. What do you think, has the climate indeed been changing?

Absolutely yesProbably yesProbably notAbsolutely notDK/Refused
EU27+UK6030622
Founding countries and 20th century joiners6030622
Former socialist countries6130423
V45634523

You have probably heard of the conception that the temperature on the Earth has increased over the last 100 years, resulting in the change of climate. What do you think, has the climate indeed been changing?

Absolutely yesProbably yesProbably notAbsolutely notDK/Refused
Malta7819102
Portugal8611210
Hungary7917211
Luxemburg7123231
Cyprus6826222
Romania7420312
Bulgaria7022422
Slovakia6826411
Croatia6230521
Latvia5734522
Lithuania6032512
Switzerland5931631
Italy6428512
Spain6626620
Poland5336524
Slovenia6030622
Finland5237632
UK5634523
Ireland5931613
Austria5930632
France5830534
Estonia5039731
Greece6128821
Germany5928733
Belgium5533723
Denmark4741714
Sweden5037823
Czech Republic4144726
Netherlands48371032
Norway38431234
EU27+UK+NO+CH6030622

In your view, is climate change caused by natural processes, human activity or jointly by these two?

Exclusively natural processesMostly natural processesNatural processes and human activity equallyMostly human activityExclusively human activityI think there is no climate changeDK/Refused
EU27+UK4932411112
Founding countries and 20th century joiners41031411112
Former socialist countries383938912
V4393839812

In your view, is climate change caused by natural processes, human activity or jointly by these two?

Exclusively natural processesMostly natural processesNatural processes and human activity equallyMostly human activityExclusively human activityI think there is no climate changeDK/Refused
Cyprus4524343111
Norway7183334413
Netherlands6143734513
Sweden4935351214
France61127401213
Romania4538361511
Ireland71227421011
Slovenia364832902
Latvia3104634610
Italy41028421402
Belgium4113439813
Denmark4123538713
Switzerland4103639902
UK41230411012
Greece3730421620
Lithuania484734502
Germany4837391011
Croatia2540391310
Estonia3104436520
Austria274337911
Czech Republic393441922
Poland3113640613
Spain4828451410
Hungary135532801
Slovakia2436411511
Finland4102947721
Bulgaria363844711
Luxemburg343943821
Malta1329541201
Portugal1322601202
EU27+UK+NO+CH4933401112

How favourable or unfavourable do you think the impact of climate change will be for the population of the world?

extremely unfavourable123456789extremely favourable
EU27+UK219151491555412
Founding countries and 20th century joiners229151481455413
Former socialist countries1881416111854213
V41771417122063211

How favourable or unfavourable do you think the impact of climate change will be for the population of the world?

Netherlands4.1
Latvia3.91
Norway3.91
Ireland3.8
Lithuania3.69
Estonia3.65
Denmark3.64
Belgium3.61
Sweden3.61
Czech Republic3.49
UK3.47
Malta3.33
Poland3.32
Switzerland3.29
Slovenia3.21
Romania3.14
Finland3.1
Hungary3.1
Italy3.09
Croatia3.04
Germany2.99
Luxemburg2.96
France2.92
Greece2.91
Slovakia2.91
Cyprus2.88
Bulgaria2.75
Spain2.73
Portugal2.69
Austria2.59
EU27+UK+NO+CH3.16

How favourable or unfavourable do you think the impact of climate change will be for your country?

extremely unfavourable123456789extremely favourable
EU27+UK1761216131975311
Founding countries and 20th century joiners1761315131875312
Former socialist countries1471216142165311
V41371217142364211

How favourable or unfavourable do you think the impact of climate change will be for your country?

Latvia4.78
Norway4.52
Estonia4.52
Lithuania4.48
Sweden4.35
Netherlands4.34
Ireland4.21
Finland4.2
Denmark4.17
Belgium3.98
UK3.87
Czech Republic3.83
Switzerland3.83
Slovenia3.72
Hungary3.65
Croatia3.6
Germany3.54
Malta3.47
Poland3.46
Slovakia3.42
Romania3.33
Greece3.3
Luxemburg3.27
Bulgaria3.27
Austria3.27
France3.26
Italy3.23
Cyprus2.99
Portugal2.95
Spain2.79
EU27+UK+NO+CH3.51

To what extent do you fear of climate change?

ExtremelyLargelySomewhatNot reallyDon’t fear of it at allDK/Refused
EU27+UK1733321251
Founding countries and 20th century joiners1833311251
Former socialist countries1234361251
V41235361142

To what extent do you fear of climate change?

ExtremelyLargelySomewhatNot reallyDon’t fear of it at allDK/Refused
Portugal225618310
Cyprus263922841
Malta313229701
Greece1745231140
Romania164228941
Spain114729940
Italy273032821
Germany2234281051
Poland144031942
France2031311251
Ireland1929341242
Luxemburg1734311530
Austria2027321551
UK1728341461
Switzerland1631331550
Slovakia534441142
Bulgaria827441380
Hungary1124451460
Denmark926421661
Slovenia826471441
Czech Republic1126401742
Belgium1028352052
Norway924381982
Croatia624461761
Lithuania623501641
Sweden920382382
Netherlands820402381
Finland6124127131
Estonia617432770
Latvia2164725100
EU27+UK+NO+CH1733321251

Do you rather agree or disagree with the following statement: the costs of climate change should not be borne by the people, instead they should be paid by those who benefit the most from carbon dioxide emission: enterprises, industrial companies?

Rather agreeRather disagreeDK/Refused
EU27+UK801010
Founding countries and 20th century joiners791110
Former socialist countries82108
V481109

Do you rather agree or disagree with the following statement: the costs of climate change should not be borne by the people, instead they should be paid by those who benefit the most from carbon dioxide emission: enterprises, industrial companies?

Rather agreeRather disagreeDK/Refused
Hungary9343
Croatia8974
Slovenia8686
Slovakia8488
Spain8587
Austria8497
Portugal85105
Luxemburg8389
Romania8497
Germany81109
Italy81109
Switzerland82117
Latvia81118
France801010
Belgium80119
Bulgaria80128
Malta80128
Poland791110
Lithuania80128
Estonia79129
Czech Republic781111
Greece81154
Netherlands771211
Ireland78148
Cyprus79165
UK731116
Sweden741214
Norway711415
Finland671320
Denmark671617
EU27+UK+NO+CH801010

Some say that the government should take more direct actions against enterprises, multinational companies that pollute the environment; other don’t think this is necessary. What is your opinion?

The government should take more direct actionsCurrent regulations and controls are sufficientDK/Refused
EU27+UK81136
Founding countries and 20th century joiners80137
Former socialist countries83107
V481118

Some say that the government should take more direct actions against enterprises, multinational companies that pollute the environment; other don’t think this is necessary. What is your opinion?

The government should take more direct actionsCurrent regulations and controls are sufficientDK/Refused
Portugal9352
Romania9163
Bulgaria9073
Greece8884
Malta8785
Croatia8884
Spain85114
Slovakia84106
Hungary84106
Italy83116
Poland82117
Cyprus83134
Slovenia81118
France82126
Luxemburg81127
Austria82144
Belgium79147
UK79147
Germany79156
Ireland79165
Czech Republic77158
Lithuania77176
Latvia75196
Switzerland75205
Sweden721810
Netherlands73216
Norway70219
Denmark682111
Estonia662311
Finland573112
EU27+UK+NO+CH81136

Some say that in the climate agreement, even such dramatic, long-term carbon dioxide emission cutting objectives are acceptable that, with our current technology knowledge, can be implemented only with a considerable decline in the standard of living. Oth

As dramatic objectives as possible are needed even at the cost of a significant decline in welfare.Realistic objectives are needed, whose implementation doesn’t impose significant burdens on the people.DK/Refused
EU27+UK35569
Founding countries and 20th century joiners37549
Former socialist countries28639
V4266410

Some say that in the climate agreement, even such dramatic, long-term carbon dioxide emission cutting objectives are acceptable that, with our current technology knowledge, can be implemented only with a considerable decline in the standard of living. Oth

As dramatic objectives as possible are needed even at the cost of a significant decline in welfare.Realistic objectives are needed, whose implementation doesn’t impose significant burdens on the people.DK/Refused
Latvia167410
Hungary20746
Estonia187210
Czech Republic186814
Slovenia25669
Finland246214
Bulgaria29656
Croatia29647
Slovakia266113
Sweden256015
Malta265816
Lithuania31627
Poland30619
UK296011
Norway295615
Belgium33589
Greece35605
Ireland34588
Portugal35596
Romania36568
Denmark355312
Austria37558
Spain38557
France375211
Germany39538
Netherlands375013
Switzerland40528
Luxemburg394516
Cyprus454510
Italy46468
EU27+UK+NO+CH35569

Some say that a fair climate agreement is needed that takes the fact into consideration that the largest polluting countries should bear the largest burden; others believe this is not necessary, and everybody, even smaller member states should take the bu

Such solution is needed where the largest polluters bear more burdenSuch solution is needed where each and every member state bears an equal burdenDK/Refused
EU27+UK75196
Founding countries and 20th century joiners74206
Former socialist countries79147
V477167

Some say that a fair climate agreement is needed that takes the fact into consideration that the largest polluting countries should bear the largest burden; others believe this is not necessary, and everybody, even smaller member states should take the bu

Such solution is needed where the largest polluters bear more burdenSuch solution is needed where each and every member state bears an equal burdenDK/Refused
Portugal8992
Romania85105
Bulgaria84124
Croatia83125
Slovenia82135
Luxemburg80128
Hungary82153
Estonia80137
Lithuania80146
Latvia79147
Austria79147
Spain79183
Netherlands79183
Slovakia76159
Poland77167
Greece78184
Czech Republic74179
Finland75196
Switzerland75187
Belgium73198
Italy721810
Sweden711811
France72199
Norway691714
Ireland73225
Germany71227
Cyprus71236
UK71236
Denmark672211
Malta68266
EU27+UK+NO+CH75196

In your view, is it morally acceptable or not that Brussels withdraws resources from developing countries in order to finance the climate protection measures of wealthy countries?

Rather acceptableRather unacceptableDK/Refused
EU27+UK226018
Founding countries and 20th century joiners225919
Former socialist countries196318
V4186220

In your view, is it morally acceptable or not that Brussels withdraws resources from developing countries in order to finance the climate protection measures of wealthy countries?

Rather acceptableRather unacceptableDK/Refused
Finland304129
Malta385012
Sweden264628
Ireland315415
Denmark285220
UK244927
Netherlands285418
France275320
Belgium275320
Cyprus255916
Greece256213
Spain236116
Poland205921
Norway206119
Romania206317
Czech Republic176122
Latvia196615
Lithuania186517
Slovenia206713
Italy196516
Bulgaria22717
Slovakia156520
Germany176716
Croatia187111
Luxemburg187111
Switzerland187111
Portugal167212
Estonia127018
Austria127414
Hungary127414
EU27+UK+NO+CH226018

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