Report · May 16, 2024
Climate Change in the Indian Mind, 2023
By Anthony Leiserowitz, Jagadish Thaker, Marija Verner, Emily Goddard, Jennifer Carman, Seth Rosenthal, Naga Raghuveer Modala, Mallika Talwar, Yashwant Deshmukh, Gaura Shukla, Jennifer Marlon, Matthew Ballew and Matthew Goldberg
Filed under: Behaviors & Actions and Beliefs & Attitudes
5. Social Engagement with Global Warming
5.1 Large majorities of people in India are engaged with environmental issues.
A large majority of people in India (85%) say they follow environmental issues in the news (television, print, radio, online) either “often” (43%) or “occasionally” (42%). By comparison, only 14% say they either “never” (8%) or “rarely” (6%) do so.
A large majority of people in India (83%) also say they discuss environmental issues with their family and friends either “often” (37%) or “occasionally” (46%). By comparison, only 17% say they either “never” (9%) or “rarely” (9%) engage in these discussions.
5.2 About half of people in India say they hear about global warming in the media at least once a month.
About half of people in India (55%) say they hear about global warming in the media “at least once a month” or more often, including 33% who say they hear about it “at least once a week.” In contrast, 43% say they hear about global warming in the media only “several times a year” or less often, including 16% who say they “never” hear about global warming in the media.
