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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Damian Carrington

Activate climate’s ‘silent majority’ to supercharge action, experts say

Climate activists and supporters sitting and standing in the road with a large banner and many signs
A climate rally in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on 11 April. A poll found 89% of the world’s people think governments ‘should do more to fight global warming’. Photograph: Mamunur Rashid/NurPhoto/REX/Shutterstock

A huge 89% majority of the world’s people want stronger action to fight the climate crisis but feel they are trapped in a self-fulfilling “spiral of silence” because they mistakenly believe they are in a minority, research suggests.

Making people aware that their pro-climate view is, in fact, by far the majority could unlock a social tipping point and push leaders into the climate action so urgently needed, experts say.

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