Results UnitedNationsDevelopmentProgramme(UNDP) UNDPistheleadingUnitedNationsorganisationfightingtoendtheinjusticeofpoverty,inequality,andclimatechange.Workingwithourbroadnetworkofexpertsandpartnersin170countries,wehelpnationstobuildintegrated,lastingsolutionsforpeopleandplanet.Learnmoreatundp.orgorfollow@UNDP. Onclimatechange,UNDPhasthelargestportfoliointheUNsystemandworkswithover140countriesaroundtheworld.ThroughitsClimatePromise,UNDPsupports120countriestoenhancetheirclimatechangepledges–NationallyDeterminedContributionsorNDCs–undertheParisAgreement.Learnmoreatclimatepromise.undp.organdfollowat@UNDPClimate. UniversityofOxfordDepartmentofSociology OxfordSociologyisattheforefrontofground-breakingempiricalresearchwhichspansthefullspectrumofthesocialworld.Weapplyadiverserangeofrigorousmethodstoreal-worldissuesinordertoaddressthemostpressingsocietalchallengesofourtimes.Ourcommitmenttocollaborativeresearchensuresthatourresearchershavethefreedomtotranscenddisciplinaryboundaries,fosterinternationalpartnerships,andexploreinnovativeresearch.Someofthethemesthatourresearchersarecurrentlyworkingonincludesocialinequality,demography,politicalsociology,genderandthefamily,cybercrimeandjustice,computationalsocialscienceandtheCOVID-19Pandemic. Copyright©UNDP,June2024.AllrightsreservedOneUnitedNationsPlaza,NEWYORK,NY10017,USA Disclaimers Theviewsexpressedinthispublicationarethoseoftheauthor(s)anddonotnecessarilyrepresentthoseoftheUnitedNations,includingUNDP,ortheUNMemberStates. ThedesignationsemployedandthepresentationofmaterialonmapsinthisdocumentdonotimplytheexpressionofanyopinionwhatsoeveronthepartoftheSecretariatoftheUnitedNationsorUNDPconcerningthelegalstatusofanycountry,territory,cityorareaoritsauthorities,orconcerningthedelimitationofitsfrontiersorboundaries. Authors UNDP:CassieFlynn,SilviaTovarJardon UniversityofOxford:StephenFisher,MatthewBlayney,AlbertWard BrowningEnvironmentalCommunications:HunterSmith,PaulaStruthoff,ZoëFillingham Acknowledgements CoverandDesign:RussellMoverly(BrowningEnvironmentalCommunications)TheUniversityofOxford:JakeDibden,ZackGrant,RohanKaya,MarthaKirby,JonMellon,DanSnow UNDP:RebeccaCarman,RacineManning,MehmetErdogan,OmerKavuk 2|peoplesclimate.voteundp.org ThePeoples’ClimateVoteisloudandclear.Globalcitizenswanttheirleadersto transcendtheirdifferences,toactnowandtoactboldlytofighttheclimatecrisis. Thesurveyresults–unprecedentedintheircoverage–revealalevelofconsensusthatistrulyastonishing.Weurgeleadersand policymakerstotakenote,especiallyascountriesdeveloptheirnextroundofclimateactionpledges–or‘nationallydeterminedcontributions’undertheParisAgreement.Thisisanissuethatalmosteveryone,everywhere,canagreeon. AchimSteiner Administrator,UnitedNationsDevelopmentProgramme undp.orgpeoplesclimate.vote|3 4|peoplesclimate.voteundp.org TABLEOF COfhTEfhTS ListofFigures6 ExecutiveSummary9 Introduction16 THEPEOPLES’PERSPECTIVE21 Peopleareincreasinglyworriedaboutclimatechange22 Climatechangeisonpeople’sminds28 Biglifedecisionsareimpactedbyclimatechange33 Extremeweatherworseformost37 THEPEOPLES’STOCKTAKE44 Peoplearemixedonhowtheircountryisdoingonclimate45 Peopleunconvincedbybigbusinesses’climateefforts51 Governmentismostimpactfulinaddressingclimatechange55 THEPEOPLES’PRIORITIES59 Majoritieswanttheircountriestostrengthenclimatecommitments60 Peoplewanttomoveawayfromfossilfuelsquickly67 Peoplewantmoreprotectionfromextremeweather76 Peoplewantmuchmoreactiononnature80 Peoplewantmoreclimatechangeeducationinschools83 THEPEOPLES’CALLFORCOLLABORATIOfh86 Peoplewantclimatecollaborationfromcountries87 Peoplewantmoresupportforpoorercountriesonclimate91 METHODOLOGY96 COUfhTRYREPORTS105 undp.orgpeoplesclimate.vote|5 ListofFigures Figure1: Mapshowingthepercentageofpeoplewhosaytheyaremoreworriedaboutclimatechangethantheywerelastyearincountriessurveyed. 23 Figure2: Percentageofpeoplewhosaytheyaremoreworriedaboutclimatechangethantheywerelastyear,bycountry. 25 Figure3: People’sresponsespercountryonhowworriedtheyareaboutclimatechangecomparedtolastyear. 25 Figure4: ProportionofwomenandmeninLatinAmericanandtheCaribbeancountriessurveyedwhoareincreasinglyworriedaboutclimatechangethisyear. 26 Figure5: Percentageofpeoplewhoaremoreworriedaboutclimatechangecomparedwithlastyear,byagegroupforLDCssurveyed. 27 Figure6: Mapshowingthepercentageofpeoplepercountrywhothinkaboutclimatechangedaily. 28 Figure7: Regionalestimatesforthepercentageofpeoplethinkingaboutclimatechangedaily. 29 Figure8:People’sresponsespercountryonhowoftentheythinkaboutclimatechange.30 Figure9:Mapshowingtheproportionofpeoplepercountrywhosayclimatechangeaffectstheirbigdecisions,suchaswheretolive,work,orwhattobuy(alittleoralot).33 Figure10:People’sresponsespercountryonhowmuch climatechangeaffectstheirbigdecisions.35 Figure11:Mapshowingtheproportionofpeoplepercountrywho sayextremeweatherhasbeenworsethanusual.38 Figure12:People’sresponsespercountryontheircommunity experienceofextremeweatherthisyear.39 Figure13:Countriescolor-codedbyregionreportingextremeweatherhasbeenworset