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Poll: 80 percent of people globally want stronger climate action by governments according to UN Development Programme survey
This "biggest ever” survey on climate change finds that 80% of people across the globe want their governments to take stronger action on climate change; while most Americans support stronger climate action and a transition to clean energy, U.S. support lags behind comparable nations. 86% of people surveyed across 77 countries, including 80% in the United States, say that countries should work together on climate change even if they disagree on other issues. 66% of Americans want the United States to strengthen its commitment to address climate change. 57% of Americans say that the United States should provide more protection for people at risk of extreme weather impacts. 54% of Americans say that the United States should “quickly” transition from fossil fuels to renewable sources of energy.