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Climate Change
Ireland’s s Response to the Global Question
Minister John Gormley, T.D.

Public Attitudes to Climate Change
Do you Agree that the World’s Climate is Changing?
%
Agree Strongly 75
Agree Slightly 20
Disagree Slightly 2
Disagree Strongly 1
Don’t Know 2

Public Attitudes to Climate Change
To what extent do you think climate change is a result of
human behaviour or natural changes?
%
Entirely Natural 3
Mainly Natural 19
Mainly Human 59
Entirely Human 15
Don’t Know 4

Public Attitudes to Climate Change
How concerned are you about the impact of climate
change on Ireland?
Not at all concerned 4
%
Not Very Concerned 13
Fairly Concerned 52
Very Concerned 30
Don’t Know 0

Public Attitudes to Climate Change
Do you agree or disagree that every country, no matter
how small, has its part to play in tackling global warming?
%
Agree 93
Disagree 6
Don’t Know 1

Public Attitudes to Climate Change
Do you agree or disagree that Ireland should be playing a
leading role in tackling global warming?
%
Agree 78
Disagree 18
Don’t Know 4

Do you approve or disapprove of the Government
proposals to do the following to help combat climate
change?
Introduce an energy rating for each household so that
people buying or renting homes will have an idea of what
their energy bills are likely to be
%
Appove 89
Disapprove 8
Don’t Know 3

Do you approve or disapprove of the Government
proposals to do the following to help combat climate
change?
Introduce stricter building regulations so that newly built
homes are at the best energy efficiency levels.
%
Appove 96
Disapprove 3
Don’t Know 1

Do you approve or disapprove of the Government
proposals to do the following to help combat climate
change?
Introduce carbon taxes with higher price increases
on fuels that are more damaging to the environment
and lower increases for more environmentally
friendly fuels.
%
Appove 81
Disapprove 16
Don’t Know 3

Do you approve or disapprove of the Government
proposals to do the following to help combat climate
change?
Set Motor Tax and Vehicle Registration Tax so that
the higher the carbon emissions the higher the
charges.
%
Appove 77
Disapprove 19
Don’t Know 3

Do you approve or disapprove of the Government
proposals to do the following to help combat climate
change?
Introduce new minimum energy efficiency standards,
which will see the phasing out of incandescent light bulbs
from early next year.
%
Appove 81
Disapprove 16
Don’t Know 3

Public Attitudes to Climate Change
In your view, is the Government doing enough on
Climate Change or should it do more?
%
Yes, it is doing enough 12
No, it is not doing enough 86
Don’t Know 2

Public Attitudes to Climate Change
Should the Government take an active role in
explaining global warming and encouraging people
to take measures which would reduce the effects of
climate change?
%
Yes, it should 93
No, it should not 6
Don’t Know 1

Public Attitudes to Climate Change
Is the Government taking an active role in explaining
global warming and encouraging people to take measures
which would reduce the effects of climate change?
%
Yes, it is 34
No, it is not 63
Don’t Know 3

Climate Change
Ireland’s s Response to the Global Question
Minister John Gormley, T.D.