Climate action a priority for voters, but pace and scale of changes still divide Ireland

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New Irish Times/Ipsos poll finds vast majority happy to recycle, but only 42% ready to eat less meat

When it comes to climate change conversations, the role of farming in reducing emissions usually features prominently.

The vast majority of voters agree that asking people to recycle is reasonable , that promoting biodiversity is reasonable and that asking us to be climate aware when shopping is reasonable .When it comes to using our cars, just over half of voters agree that it is reasonable to be asked to use them less.

One change – being asked to eat less meat – failed to gain majority support. Just 42 per cent of citizens feel being asked to eat less meat is reasonable. Across all age cohorts, eating less meat is seen to be, on balance, unreasonable. Men are also more likely than women to not answer the call, but the group most likely to resist are, no surprise, farmers .

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