While the Greeks recognize that climate change is an extremely serious problem for the planet, the perceived seriousness decreases when the question concerns our country, and even more so when it concerns the area where they live and thus somehow undermines the mobilization of quite large population groups.
This finding emerges from the Panhellenic Survey conducted by Focus Bari | YouGov as a member of the Green Wellbeing Partnership, a project supported by the NGO Iasis, the Argo Federation, Panteion University and the University of Western Macedonia.
The research was carried out on a total sample of 2,000 Greeks aged 18-64 years and among others revealed:
The majority of Greeks realize that the planet’s climate is changing dramatically, posing a great danger to humanity, the effects of which are already visible and will be even greater in the near future.
While Greeks realize the great danger of climate change for the planet, they consider the risk less for our country, and even less for the area where they live, which may not immediately mobilize large enough populations.
The culprits of climate change are mainly the private industry and developing countries, while those who are placed as responsible for tackling it are the Government / Local Government.
Many Greeks believe that climate change and extreme weather events affect people’s mental health and physical well-being.
Greeks believe that people can cope with the effects of climate change.
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