UN poll shows concern over climate emergency is growing massively

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UN survey: Nearly two-thirds of 1.2M people polled worldwide say humanity faces a climate emergency

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A clock is seen as climate change activists block a road during the Extinction Rebellion protest in Vienna, Austria, October 9, 2019. Banners read,"This is an emergency" and"For the future".

The findings suggest the grassroots global climate movement that surged onto the world stage in 2019, led, in part, by a then 16-year Greta Thunberg of Sweden, is still gaining momentum, even if a raging pandemic has obscured its scope. In a clever innovation, the short survey popped up like an advertisement on cell phone game apps, giving researchers access to demographics that might not otherwise respond to a public opinion poll.

Nearly 75 percent of residents in small island states, some facing the prospect of losing their homelands to rising seas, perceived the climate threat as an emergency. "Urgent climate action has broad support amongst people around the globe, across nationalities, age, gender and education," noted UNDP chief Achim Steiner.The most popular solution among those offered was protecting forests and natural habitats, selected by 54 percent of respondents.Following closely were the development of solar, wind and other forms of renewable power; the use of "climate-friendly" farming techniques; and investing more in green businesses and jobs.

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