The disastrous effects of climate change are plain to see—but attitudes vary significantly. A recent study found that two factors can predict concern about the warming world: GDP and gender
have killed more than 1,000 people in Portugal and Spain. But attitudes towards climate change vary significantly. A recent study found that two factors can predict concern about the warming world:Sarah Bush and Amanda Clayton, two political scientists, drew on nine cross-national surveys and focus groups that together covered more than 100 countries between 2010 and 2021.
. In one survey by Pew Research Centre, a think-tank, 20% of men said that climate change is “not a problem”, while only 8% of women agreed. But asper person decreases, the chasm between men and women narrows. In Britain, the world’s fifth-largest economy, 11% of men answered that they were not concerned about climate change compared with 4% of women. The gap narrowed further still in South Africa, to a difference of just two percentage points.
The reasons for this gap are complex and highly dependent on variables in rich and poor countries. The gap in wealthy countries persisted among men and women regardless of their level of education, household income or political views—so these characteristics alone do not explain the difference. Climate concern in wealthy countries dropped especially dramatically among men .
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