A recent opinion poll distributed in 11 countries has shown that citizens want their leaders to be doing more about global climate change than they already are. Half of the respondents say they want their leaders to be doing more to help, while only a quarter said that their leaders were doing enough. In the developing countries polled (Brazil, India, Malaysia and Mexico), a majority said they were willing to make lifestyle changes to support their governments goals on climate change. Experts say this now amounts to a "global mandate" for climate change, showing that many people around the world are willing to work with their governments to be effective against climate change. Surprisingly, 43% of those polled even said that their government should see climate change as a priority over the world's current financial instability. However, in the developed countries, many still aren't willing to give up or alter their lifestyles in order to help. They are willing to spend extra time and money to help curb climate change, though.
I think that people in "developed" countries need to reconsider their lifestyles, and how they might give up the excess they have in order to help out. Our lifestyles, especially in America, are really excessive and wasteful. It is interesting to hear that many people don't think their governments are doing enough yet.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7748247.stm
3 comments:
Global climate change is definitely something that we all need to be considering. I don't think that we realize that we our contributing and possibly even enabling the cessation of our own existence. We should be looking for ways to preserve what is left of our already damaged planet. If worldwide officials are willing to take a step back and consider alternatives, then I will more than willing welcome any changes that they may bring about.
I'm skeptical about the agreement in other countries to accept lifestyle changes, but hey, if they're sincere, I'm thrilled. All countries need to be thinking that way. I'm not sure what issue I think the world should concentrate on first, in fact, I think both need to be addressed NOW, rather than working on issue at a time. I agree that the "developed countries" need to get their act together because they're the ones who can make the most difference with the least amount of effort.
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