The People Vote on Climate 2024

The People Vote on Climate 2024

The results are in from the world’s biggest ever survey on climate change. People in 50 countries with half the human population want more action and ambition to protect the planet. Their priorities: renewable energy, electric cars and forest conversation, among others.

The 89%: New Media Collaboration Calls Attention to 'Climate Change's Silent Majority'

A global survey reveals 89% of people worldwide want government climate action, inspiring Covering Climate Now to launch the 89% Project.

It is the proportion of French people who say they are concerned about the impacts of climate disruptions already observed in the territory, according to the survey Ipsos-Cesi, published this Tuesday, April 22nd on the occasion of the International Day of the Earth. They...

Climate coverage for the 89%

A couple of months ago I wrote about the perception gap on climate change: the vast majority of people support climate action, but think that others don’t. A global study found that 89% of those polled wanted a stronger response to climate change. When asked how many of their fellow citizens wanted the same thing, they consistently guessed a far lower percentage. This has political consequences. ‘I will if you will’ is a very human instinct, whi…