According to a survey conducted by Instinctif Partners Deutschland in the United Kingdom between January and February 2021, over half of respondents aged between 45 and 74 years believed that human-caused climate change was getting worse. On the other hand, the age group from 25 to 34 years had the highest share of respondents who thought that the situation was getting better, at around 23 percent. Meanwhile, more than 40 percent of respondents aged 75 years or older answered that the issue of climate change is staying practically unchanged.
Perceptions on the situation of climate change in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2021, by age
The question was phrased by the source as follows: "For each of the following topics, what are your views on the situation today: climate change, due to human activity, such as burning fossil fuels".
Missing points to 100 percent refer to respondents who "did not know".
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