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2021-06-25
Climate Neutrality – When?
The European Green Deal commits the European Union to becoming climate neutral by 2050. Some EU states have announced that they aim to be net-zero emitters of greenhouse gases sooner than that.
Opinions among Poles are divided on the speed at which Poland should achieve this goal. Almost half of those surveyed (48%) think that Poland should be climate neutral by 2050. These include the 27% of the total who believe this should happen as soon as possible and before the deadline. However, an only slightly smaller percentage (43%) are of the opinion that Poland should move towards becoming climate neutral at its own pace, even if it means reaching this goal after the deadline.
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More on this subject in the CBOS report.
This ‘Current Events and Problems’ survey (372) was conducted using a mixed-mode procedure on a representative sample of named adult residents of Poland, randomly selected from the National Identity Number (PESEL) register.
Respondents independently selected one of the following methods:
– Computer Assisted Personal Interview (CAPI);
– Computer Assisted Telephone Interview (CATI), respondents receiving researchers’ telephone numbers in an introductory letter from CBOS;
– Computer Assisted Web Interview (CAWI), where respondents filled in the online questionnaire independently, gaining access by means of a login and password provided in an introductory letter from CBOS.
– Computer Assisted Personal Interview (CAPI);
– Computer Assisted Telephone Interview (CATI), respondents receiving researchers’ telephone numbers in an introductory letter from CBOS;
– Computer Assisted Web Interview (CAWI), where respondents filled in the online questionnaire independently, gaining access by means of a login and password provided in an introductory letter from CBOS.
In all three cases the questionnaire had the same structure and comprised the same questions. The survey was carried out between 6 – 16 May 2021 inclusive on a sample of 1163 people (54.8% using the CAPI method, 30% CATI and 15.2% CAWI).
CBOS has been conducting statutory research using the above procedure since May 2020, stating in each case the percentage of personal, telephone and internet interviews.