Peoples' Climate Vote 2024: UN poll reveals 'astonishing' pro-climate consensus

Stuart Stone
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Four-in-five respondents to unprecedented global survey want their governments to take stronger action to tackle the climate crisis

A study claiming to be the biggest ever public opinion survey on climate change has found four out of five people globally want their governments to take stronger action to tackle the climate crisis...

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