Water is Australia’s top climate change worry
A new poll shows 89 per cent of Australians believe drought and water shortages are the most pressing environmental concerns, over pollution and damage to wildlife.
But there is much less concern about climate change in general.
In 2007, 91 per cent of us said we were concerned about it, compared to 71 per cent in 2009.
The challenge for regulators was how to engage the community on environmental issues they couldn’t see, feel or hear, he said.
Most people believed that climate change was a factor in extreme weather events, such as the Victorian bushfires and, 75 per cent said they’d be OK with a higher cost of living and lifestyle changes as long as it meant real action on climate change.
Consumer spending on healthier and sustainable products increased by a third from $12 billion in 2007 to $19 billion this year, the study found.
I think the community is confused, frustrated and/or bored by the political action or lack of it, in really doing something about climate change
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