International Public Opinion on Climate Change: Household Climate Actions – Adoption and Barriers, 2023 - Yale Program on Climate Change Communication
International Public Opinion on Climate Change: Household Climate Actions - Adoption and Barriers, 2023 - Yale Program on Climate Change Communication
This report presents results from an international survey, conducted in a partnership between the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication (YPCCC), Data for Good at Meta, and Rare’s Center for Behavior & the Environment, investigating public climate change knowledge, beliefs, attitudes, policy preferences, and behavior among Facebook users. The survey included responses from 139,136 Facebook monthly active users (18 years of age or older). Responses were collected from 187 countries and territories worldwide.
This report is based on data from the subset of countries and territories within the survey that are classified as “high-emissions” based on both their above-average CO2 per capita emission levels and higher per capita income. This subset includes 37 countries and territories, with a total of 39,683 respondents. Interview dates: August 3 – September 3, 2023. The YPCCC research team was supported by the MacArthur Foundation, the Schmidt Family Foundation, and King Philanthropies.
Cite as:
Leiserowitz, A., Carman, J., Goddard, E., Thulin, E., Wood, E., Verner, M., Ordaz Reynoso, N., Rosenthal, S., Marlon, J. & Buttermore, N. (2024). International Public Opinion on Climate Change: Household Climate Actions – Adoption and Barriers, 2023. New Haven, CT: Yale Program on Climate Change Communication and Data for Good at Meta.
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Rare’s Center for Behavior & the Environment: Zach Lowe ( zlowe@rare.org)
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