international public opinion on climate change 2023

● Climate change is happening: After being given a short definition of climate change, respondents in El Salvador (94%), Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Armenia, Nicaragua (all 93%), and Puerto Rico, Mexico, and Colombia (all 92%) are the most likely to think climate change is happening, while respondents in Haiti (64%); Australia and the Netherlands (both 70%); and Laos and Austria (both 71%) are the least li. [...] Worry and Perceived Risks Regarding Climate Change ● Worry about climate change: Respondents in South Korea and Puerto Rico (both 93%), and Costa Rica and El Salvador (both 92%) are the most likely to say they are either “very worried” or “somewhat worried” about climate change, while respondents from the Netherlands (45%) and Yemen (47%) are the least likely. [...] ● Climate change will be personally harmful: Respondents are the most likely to say that climate change will harm them personally “a great deal” in El Salvador (66%) and Puerto Rico, Mexico, Panama, Colombia, and Malawi (all 61%), and the least likely to say so in the Czech Republic and Finland (both 5%), and the Netherlands (7%). [...] ● Personal importance of climate change: Respondents in El Salvador (87%) and Mozambique (85%) are the most likely to say that climate change is either “extremely” or “very” important to them personally, while respondents in the Netherlands (19%) and Jordan (28%) are the least likely to say so. [...] International Public Opinion on Climate Change, 2023 5 Support for Action on Climate Change ● Climate change as a government priority: Respondents in Puerto Rico (92%) and El Salvador (90%) are the most likely to say that climate change should be either a “very high” or “high” priority for their government, while respondents in Yemen (38%) and Turkey (45%) are the least likely to say so.