I was skeptical of whether it was representative of 85% of the global population, or just the first-world.
I've often thought (and heard that) environmental concerns are secondary to economic, and that people in less prosperous countries don't care as much about environmental concerns as people in first-world countries who are secure in most areas of their lives. Surprisingly, this data says the opposite!
Sample size was:
North America: 2000,
Central & South America: 3500,
Europe: 8000,
Africa: 3000,
APAC: 7700,
On banning unnecessary single-use plastics being 'important':
Australia: 87%,
South Korea: 86%,
Mexico: 94%,
Uganda: 93%,
This may be obvious to some, but I really had the opposite notion until seeing this data.
I've often thought (and heard that) environmental concerns are secondary to economic, and that people in less prosperous countries don't care as much about environmental concerns as people in first-world countries who are secure in most areas of their lives. Surprisingly, this data says the opposite!
Sample size was: North America: 2000, Central & South America: 3500, Europe: 8000, Africa: 3000, APAC: 7700,
On banning unnecessary single-use plastics being 'important': Australia: 87%, South Korea: 86%, Mexico: 94%, Uganda: 93%,
This may be obvious to some, but I really had the opposite notion until seeing this data.