Exclusive: French survey of 26 countries finds fewer Australians than global average agree that climate change is the greatest health threat facing humanity

cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/10807072

Australia has one of the lowest rates of people acknowledging that ‘climate disruption’ is caused by humans

Colour me not suprised

    • Zagorath@aussie.zoneEnglish
      15·
      6 months ago

      So what you are saying is a majority of people

      I mean, I guess, technically, yeah… But geez, for something that’s been settled science for well and truly over two decades now, that’s a pretty appalling score.

      • Sekoia
        14·
        6 months ago

        “Well and truly over two decades” is definitely true…

        https://xkcd.com/2889/

        Exxon had a report in the 80s talking about a 1°C rise in “40 years” ie literally right now

        • Zagorath@aussie.zoneEnglish
          6·
          6 months ago

          So, the point in time that I was trying to point to was not just when some science had been done, but when the amount of research into the area was so overwhelming, and so widely available, that any lay person who even just casually reads reliable news sources cannot possibly not be familiar with it. The point at which there is no longer any excuse for not knowing about and accepting the science, beyond wilful ignorance. A deliberately vague concept that can’t be pinned down to one specific date, but that has, as its absolute upper bound the Kyoto Protocol, which was first signed over two decades, but not quite three, ago.

          • Sekoia
            8·
            6 months ago

            Yeah fair enough, I didn’t mean to contradict you, more add on to your comment

    • DarkThoughts@fedia.io
      3·
      6 months ago

      This “majority” of a 60 / 40 poll is what the US constantly does too in their news articles. It’s just flowery language that make the situation sound better than it actually is.