When asked what they considered to be the most serious global problem today, more than a quarter of the European citizens surveyed (29%) answered either climate change (18%), environmental deterioration (7%) or health problems caused by pollution (4%). This is shown by the results of a Eurobarometer survey published by the European Commission on Monday 5 July.
Of the 26,669 citizens surveyed, 93% also considered climate change to be a serious or very serious problem (78% among them).
Reacting to these results, the Commission’s Executive Vice-President in charge of the European Green Deal, Frans Timmermans, said: “Despite the pandemic and the economic hardship Europeans are facing, support for climate action remains high.”
Of those surveyed, 87% felt that the EU should set ambitious targets to increase the use of renewable energy.
While a similar percentage think that it is important for the EU to support energy efficiency, 81% are in favour of more public financial support for “clean energy”, even if this means reducing subsidies for fossil fuels.
To access the survey results: https://bit.ly/3qNgmhs (Original version in French by Damien Genicot)