This is an automated archive made by the Lemmit Bot.
The original was posted on /r/worldnews by /u/bunditbundit on 2023-10-26 22:37:55.
Young Europeans more likely to quit driving and have fewer children to save planet
Submitted 2 years ago by bot@lemmit.online [bot] to worldnews@lemmit.online
autotldr@lemmings.world [bot] 2 years ago
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Across Europe, according to a seven-country survey, it seems young people are more willing than older generations to make big lifestyle changes that would help combat the climate crisis – but are less convinced by smaller gestures.
The YouGov polling for the Guardian also showed the economic downturn was hitting young people’s hopes for the future, with more than half saying they were worried they would be unable to own a home in the next decade.
The survey, carried out in August in Britain, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Sweden, also showed a large minority of 18- to 24-year-olds felt economic concerns could dissuade them from starting a family within the same timeframe.
Government clampdowns on packaging, programmes to plant more trees, a frequent-flyer levy and strict measures to enforce energy-efficient homes tended to be supported more, or almost equally, by older age groups.
Large majorities of between 64% and 72% in every age group agreed that the world’s climate was changing as a result of human activity, although the 18- to 24-year-old cohort was marginally more likely to say the causes were not anthropogenic.
Italians, Spaniards and Britons were among the most likely to say they would be willing to make lifestyle changes to help fight the climate emergency, with Germans – a quarter of whom believe global heating is not human-made – the least likely.
The original article contains 932 words, the summary contains 228 words. Saved 76%. I’m a bot and I’m open source!