Level of confidence that political leaders their have priorities right in terms of the importance of climate change compared to other issues

On average across eight countries, only around one in three respondents (35%) are ‘somewhat’ or ‘very’ confident that their leaders have the right priorities. Confidence is higher in India.

Q38i. How confident, or not, are you that your country’s political leaders have their priorities right in terms of the importance of climate change compared to other issues? Base: Total sample in each country ≈ 1000.
Source: 'Climate change news audience report 2025: Analysis of news use and attitudes in eight countries', published in December 2025.

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