Climate Change Poll

UMR conducted a poll of 503 respondents in July and August on climate change issues, for the Greenhouse Policy Coalition:

• 36% say the climate change issues is a serious or very serious concern (-7% from 43% in 2009)
• 25% say NZ should reduce emissions, even if it reduces standard of living (-10%)
• 58% say NZ should take part in an agreed international emissions scheme even if it costs every NZer $50 a year (-6%)
• 18% say NZ should reduce emissions even if it costs jobs (-6%)
• 45% agree controlling emissions is about saving the planet and should ot quibble over money (-11%)
• 66% agree NZ should switch to more sustainable technologies, even if there is a cost to doing so (-13%)
• On a 0 to 10 scale for fairness of putting a price on carbon emissions, 51% rate it 5 or higher (-6%)
• 34% say they are informed about the ETS (+5%)
• 46% say that climate change is a problem and is caused by human activity (+2%)
• 33% say that climate change is a problem but there is no clear proof it is caused by human activity (-3%)
• 19% say that climate change is not a problem (+1%)