Overall, countries worldwide considered urgent necessary actions to address the climate emergency as of 2020. Nevertheless, respondents in middle-income and least developed countries responded that the world is already doing enough or should do nothing to address this crisis.
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Figures show exclusively responses from people believing in the climate emergency.
Countries classified as high-income are Australia, Canada, Chile, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Panama, Poland, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States.
Countries classified as SIDS are Belize, Fiji, Trinidad, and Tobago.
Countries classified as middle-income are Algeria, Argentina, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Ecuador, Cote d’Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Fiji, Georgia, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Jordan, Kyrgyz Republic, Moldova, Morocco, Namibia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Russia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Vietnam.
Countries classified as LDCs are Benin, Bhutan, DRC, Djibouti, Mozambique, Sudan, Uganda.
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