Overwhelming majority reportedly want more climate change action

New research suggests that vast majority of the world’s population wants stronger action to fight climate change, with 89% agreeing that not enough is being done. However, most believe they’re in the minority, leading to what experts call a ‘spiral of silence.’

If you feel like not enough is being done to tackle climate change, you’re not alone.

New research has found that an overwhelming majority of the world feels like more action needs to be taken, with a whopping 89% agreeing with this statement. Experts say that the general public needs to be more aware in order to drive political action and to create pressure on political bodies responsible for enacting change.

The information was gathered from a survey of over 130,000 people across 125 countries. Over 50% said they’d be willing to contribute 1% of their household income every month to fight global warming.

Interestingly, people mistakenly believed that others would not want to do this, which could affect their own motivation to actively protest and engage in climate action.

The Guardian analysed the data further and found that G20 member countries backed climate action as strongly as the rest of the world. Those in the G20 are responsible for 77% of global carbon emissions.

A ‘silent majority’ across the world toward climate change action has been suggested in several other studies outside of this most recent survey.

In fact, researchers say that a ‘campaign of misinformation’ by the fossil fuel industry spanning several decades is the primary cause for most of the world believing they’re in the minority for wanting climate action.

The results of the latest report were published in the journal Nature Climate Change. China’s population was found to be the most concerned about climate change, with 97% saying its government should do more. At present, China is the world’s biggest polluter.