Public opinion is in relative agreement that climate change is a threat to us (68%), with a larger part (51%) considering it to be one of many dangers and a smaller part (17%) perceiving it as one of the greatest threats to our civilisation. On the other hand, every fifth respondent (21%) does not think climate change is a particularly dangerous phenomenon, though only a scant 5% from within this group do not associate it with danger at all. Climate denialism, the claim that there is no such thing as global heating, is a marginal position, held by only 3% of those surveyed.

Opinions have changed somewhat since the last survey, over four years ago, with a drop of 9 percentage points (from 26%) in those who see climate change as the greatest threat to humankind and a corresponding rise of 6 points (from 15%) in respondents who do not treat it as a major worry. It is notable that the current percentage of people who see climate change as a threat is the lowest since CBOS records began in 2009, with those who do not see it that way, or simply do not believe in it, at a record high.

More on this subject in the CBOS report.