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

On average across eight countries, confidence declines with age and is lowest among older respondents, while those on the political right express the highest confidence. There is little variation between men and women.

Q38. How confident, or not, are you that your country’s political leaders …? Base: All across Brazil, France, Germany, Japan, India, Pakistan, UK, USA aged 18–24/25–34/35–44/45–54/55+ = 1263/1818/1725/1573/1917, men/women = 4133/4127, and left/centre/right = 1968/2456/2581.
Source: 'Climate change news audience report 2025: Analysis of news use and attitudes in eight countries', published in December 2025.

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