Future at Risk: Climate Crisis the Greatest Threat for Austrians

68 percent of Austrians see the climate crisis as the greatest challenge of our time. Conversely, this means that 32 percent, or nearly a third, do not see it that way. This is according to a survey by the opinion research institute Marketagent, for which 1,000 people between the ages of 14 and 75 were surveyed online, representative of Austria. Acceptance of the climate crisis is strongest among Generation Z and those on the political left.

Politics and Business Responsible for Climate Protection

Climate protection is a responsibility towards future generations for the vast majority - 83 percent. This responsibility is primarily seen with politics (88 percent) and business (87 percent). 73 percent of respondents also saw the population as having a duty. In this context, 74 percent believed that climate protection also requires personal lifestyle changes. At the same time, six out of ten interviewees did not believe that their behavior alone makes a difference. Nine out of ten said that climate protection must be affordable for everyone.

Climate Reports Trigger Strong Emotions

Climate reports indeed trigger strong emotions among the majority of respondents: 49 percent are concerned for the future of the next generations due to alarming reports, 40 percent become angry about the lack of action from politics and business. Conversely, 21 percent find the portrayals exaggerated, 17 percent are even annoyed.

Only 17 percent believed in the survey that the world will be "stable and well-maintained" in 2050. 13 percent are of the opinion that the Earth will be at risk of collapse in 25 years, 4.3 percent consider it uninhabitable by then. The vast majority see the world in 2050 as under renovation (36 percent) or off balance (30 percent).

(APA/Red)

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