Proportion that say they are ‘somewhat’ or ‘very’ confident in their country's political leaders on climate change

On average across eight countries, the small minority who don’t believe global warming is happening have slightly more confidence in their political leaders on climate change than those who do believe in global warming.

Q38. How confident, or not, are you that your country’s political leaders …? Q20b. Which of the following comes closest to your view? (1) Global warming is happening. (2) Global warming is not happening. Base: Total sample across Brazil, France, Germany, Japan, India, Pakistan, UK, USA who say global warming is happening/not happening = 7048/684.
Source: 'Climate change news audience report 2025: Analysis of news use and attitudes in eight countries', published in December 2025.

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