Climate concerns still on public’s mind during pandemic

Concerns over the impact of climate change have not waned in spite of the immediate threat of the coronavirus pandemic in Hungary, according to a survey by economic research institute Századvég and the Climate Policy Institute.

The survey found that the overwhelming majority of Hungarians is concerned by climate change, the institute said in a statement, adding that 90 percent of respondents found the issue worrying.

Altogether 72 percent of respondents said their interest in climate change had not waned despite the pandemic, with 17 percent saying their interest in it had risen.

Fully 77 percent said they did not believe global warming and the pandemic were related, as against 16 percent who said they were.

A total of 82 percent of respondents said climate change was already having an impact on the everyday lives of Hungarians.