Members of Generation Z are much likelier than baby boomers to have fatalistic views about behavioral adjustments to combat climate change, according to a survey of U.S. adults. Yet the two age groups are equally likely to make such changes.
One in 3 Gen Zers agreed with a statement that changing behaviors to tackle climate change won’t make any difference, compared with 1 in 4boomers endorsing this sentiment. Yet boomers didn’t seem to have faith in their own beliefs: They were far likelier than respondents from other age groups to agree that people ages 65 to 79 would view personal changes as futile in the fight against climate change.
In contrast to this expressed pessimism, the percentage of people in each generation willing to make big lifestyle changes to combat climate change were similar, including 60% of boomers and 61% of Gen Zers. Across all age groups surveyed, almost two-thirds of respondents thought there was more intergenerational conflict today than a few decades ago. But only 54% of boomers felt this way compared with 72% of Gen Zers.
The results are a just a snapshot of attitudes at a single point in time. It’s possible that responses would look different depending on the timing of the survey.Kings College London: “Climate, Covid and conflict Generational myths and realities.”
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