• There are Six action areas of this survey.
• The survey asked respondents if climate change was a global emergency and whether they supported 18 key climate policies across six action areas: Economy, Energy, Transport, Food and Farms, Nature, and Protecting People.

• UNDP said that the poll was the world’s biggest survey ever of public opinion on climate change.
• It was conducted as countries prepare for negotiations at November’s COP26, the 26th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
• Findings also revealed that while younger people (under 18) were more likely to say climate change is an emergency, other age groups were not far behind, with 65 percent aged 18-35; 66 percent aged 36-59; and 58 percent over 60, expressing affirmation.
• UNDP said The results showed that people supported “broad climate policies”, beyond the current situation.
• In eight of the ten survey countries with the highest emissions from the power sector, the majority backed more renewable energy.
• In four out of five countries with the highest emissions from land-use change and enough data on policy preferences, the majority supported conserving forests and land.
• Nine out of ten of the countries with the most urbanized populations backed more use of clean electric cars and buses or bicycles.
• The survey also found a direct link between a person’s level of education and their desire for climate action, according to UNDP.
• There was very high recognition of the climate emergency among those who had attended university or college in all countries, from lower-income countries such as Bhutan (82 percent) and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (82 percent) to wealthy countries like France (87 percent) and Japan (82 percent).

• The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is the UN’s global development network, advocating for change and connecting countries to knowledge, experience, and resources to help people build a better life.
• UNDP has its headquarters in New York City but works primarily through its offices in about 170 countries and territories.
• UNDP, United Nations (UN) organization formed in 1965 to help countries eliminate poverty and achieve sustainable human development, an approach to economic growth that emphasizes improving the quality of life of all citizens while conserving the environment and natural resources for future generations.
• UNDP work is concentrated on three main focus areas:

–Sustainable development

–Democratic governance and peacebuilding

–Climate and disaster resilience

• UNDP is central to the United Nations Sustainable Development Group (UNSDG), a network that spans 165 countries and unites the 40 UN funds, programmes, specialized agencies, and other bodies working to advance the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.