Europeans more worried on Covid than climate change: Survey

New Delhi, Jan 13 : Forty per cent of Europeans would find it easiest to give up flying to fight climate change, but most of them are more worried about Covid-19, says a survey on individual choices and actions. Also, they are unwilling to give up cars.
It said although most respondents are more worried about Covid-19 than climate change, they still believe their choices and actions can contribute to the fight against climate change.
Seventy-two per cent of Europeans and Americans, and 84 per cent of Chinese people believe that their own behaviour can make a difference in tackling climate change, said the European Investment Bank (EIB) climate survey of more than 30,000 people published on Tuesday.
The second release of the 2020-21 Climate Survey explores people’s attitudes and views on climate change in a rapidly changing world.
The results from this release focus on how people intend to fight climate change in 2021, what they are willing to give up to tackle the climate crisis, and how the Covid-19 pandemic is affecting their travel habits and intentions to fight climate change.
Overall, only 10 per cent of Chinese people and 19 per cent of Europeans say they are making radical lifestyle changes to fight climate change, while as many as 27 per cent of Americans say so.