61% of UAE residents believe climate change is real

61% of UAE residents believe climate change is real

Some 61% of UAE residents believe that climate change is real and human activity is the leading cause, according to a survey.

About 79% of the people living in the UAE share the certainty that climate disruptions are currently happening. However, 55% feel the future is still in their hands and climate disruption and pollution can be controlled, the first-of-its-kind survey on ecological transformation led by Veolia in partnership with the research and consulting firm Elabe, said.

Aimed to gauge public opinion about issues like climate change and pollution, the survey dubbed Ecological Transformation Barometer also found that 70% of respondents in the UAE feel costs caused by climate disruption and pollution are going to be more important than the investments needed.

Vulnerability

It showed that 65% express a feeling of ecological and climate vulnerability and 35% think we need to change our ways of life, live more frugally and put in place technological solutions to reduce climate disruption.

The survey also showed that 6 in 10 people in the UAE are willing to accept 95% of the changes that come with the green solutions provided they pose no health risks, have bearable economic and cultural costs, and contribute to the country's food or energy