Source: news.bbc.co.uk
UNITED KINGDOM, November 2009: India has the most climate-change aware population among major global players, according to the BBC. 81% of Indians think the matter is “Serious/Very serious,” an index that is higher than China (33%), US (64%), Europe (62%) or Japan (75%).
Only states struck hard by climate woes, such as impoverished African countries and small island nations, have even higher rates of concern than India. Among Arab countries, where oil price fluctuations have a serious impact and agriculture is weak, there is also high awareness: in Saudi Arabia, 82% of the population say that climate change is “Serious/Very serious.”