Proportion who think AI will be harmful or beneficial in tackling climate change

Across most groups, more people see AI as beneficial than harmful, though the proportion who hold this view varies with age and gender.

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Q47. On balance, to what extent, if at all, do you believe generative AI will be harmful or beneficial to tackling climate change? Please give your answer on a scale of zero to ten where zero means you believe that generative AI will be very harmful to tackling climate change and ten it will be very beneficial to tackling climate change. 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; 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.