From the UK: Climate ahead of economy

By Sebastian Clayton - November 27, 2008 12,000 people from twelve countries around the world were all asked in a survey which issue they thought most important for our attention: dealing with climate change or improving the economy. The results?  Most respondents desired their governments to stop haggling and start acting on climate change. Worldwide, 77% of the people surveyed wanted their governments to cut carbon emissions. The countries in the survey were a good mix of all economically-affected regions including Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Malaysia, Mexico, UK and the U.S. The survey was carried out for the HSBC Climate Partnership, a collaboration between the international bank and climate NGOs including WWF, the Climate Group, Earthwatch Institute and the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. Read the report here.