GMI celebrates World Environment Day with release of World Environment Review
5 June 2007
The first annual World Environment Review, powered by GMI, was released today on June 5th, the 36th occasion of UN World Environment Day. This online survey of consumer attitudes towards environmental policies, products, and services was conducted among 14,188 consumer panelists across 14 different nations.
Initiated by Australian environmentalist Jon Dee, the poll was released on World Environment Day in order to stimulate popular awareness of environmental issues by allowing officials, activists, and citizens to gain insight into prevailing public attitudes towards trends affecting the natural environment. The survey reveals a number of interesting findings about global citizens’ perceptions of their personal and national relationships with the natural world.
Several highlights from the survey include:
- More than 80% of global respondents are concerned about climate change and global warming, and 75% believe the seasons are not arriving at the same time of year any more.
- Eighteen percent believe the U.S. Government’s policy on climate change is the biggest threat to the world’s climate. More than 25% of Germans and Britons agree.
- Only 22% believe that their government should work to increase the use of nuclear power.
- Nearly half of Americans believe that US dependence on foreign oil is a threat to national security.
- More than 75% of Americans believe the U.S. Government should do more to increase the use of solar and wind power, encourage usage of public transportation, and increase the number of hybrid cars on the road.
View GMI’s press release on the World Environment Review »
View a Reuters AlertNet story on the World Environment Review »
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