Environment
April 22, 2008Data-driven insights into U.S. efforts to achieve Israeli-Palestinian peace, Paraguay's election, Earth Day, and World Malaria Day.
Americans, Japanese express highest levels of environmental stewardship
April 22, 2008Across the five countries that contribute more than half of the world’s carbon dioxide emissions, Gallup Polls reveal that American and Japanese residents express the highest levels of environmental stewardship.
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April 22, 2008Among the five countries that contribute more than half of the planet’s carbon dioxide emissions, Gallup finds differing levels of commitment among citizens to environmental improvement.
April 21, 2008The number of Americans who now say they are worried a great deal about global warming (37%) has barely budged since Gallup first asked about it in 1998 (35%).
Public just can’t seem to get worked up about it
April 21, 2008While 61% of Americans say the effects of global warming have already begun, just a little more than a third say they worry about it a great deal, a percentage that is roughly the same as the one Gallup measured 19 years ago.
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April 18, 2008A majority (55%) of Americans say they have made minor changes in their lives to protect the environment, and 28% say they have made major changes.
Majority say they have made “minor changes”
April 18, 2008Most Americans seem willing to play a small part in protecting the environment, but not to alter their lifestyles to a significant degree -- 28% report making major changes in their living habits and 55% minor changes to aid the environment.
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About half of Beijing respondents satisfied with water quality
April 10, 2008Chinese authorities have heavily invested in improving water quality in Beijing leading up to the 2008 Summer Olympics. Of Beijing residents surveyed, 44% say they are dissatisfied with the quality of water in their city, although a growing number have noticed an improvement in recent years.
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April 1, 2008Data-driven insights into new efforts to curb global climate change, the case against Turkey's ruling party, and the 2008 American baseball season.
A majority of Beijing residents still consider air quality a serious problem
April 1, 2008As Chinese authorities have been working for years to improve air quality in Beijing ahead of the Summer Olympic Games, two-thirds of Beijing respondents (66%) say the problem of air pollution has improved in recent years, up significantly from 53% in 2006.
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