According to a survey conducted by Ipsos on predictions for global issues in 2020, 79 percent of Chinese believed it likely that the average global temperatures will increase in 2020.
Share of respondents who thought it is likely that average global temperatures would increase in China in 2020
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Share of respondents who thought it is likely that average global temperatures would increase in China in 2020
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survey sample were more urban and educated, and with higher incomes than the national average
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The question asked was as follows: "For each of the following, please tell me how likely or unlikely you think they are to happen...
Average global temperatures will increase."
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Ipsos. (January 6, 2020). Share of respondents who thought it is likely that average global temperatures would increase in China in 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 03, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1042384/china-likelihood-increasing-average-global-temperatures/
Ipsos. "Share of respondents who thought it is likely that average global temperatures would increase in China in 2020." Chart. January 6, 2020. Statista. Accessed May 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1042384/china-likelihood-increasing-average-global-temperatures/
Ipsos. (2020). Share of respondents who thought it is likely that average global temperatures would increase in China in 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1042384/china-likelihood-increasing-average-global-temperatures/
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