Report · Oct 3, 2023
Climate Change in the Indonesian Mind
By Anthony Leiserowitz, Seth Rosenthal, Marija Verner, Sanguk Lee, Matthew Ballew, Jennifer Carman, Matthew Goldberg, Jennifer Marlon, Enggar Paramita, Mardiyah Chamim, Paramita Mohamad and Matthew Daggett
Filed under: Behaviors & Actions and Beliefs & Attitudes
8. Environmental Activism
8.1. Few Indonesians say they have taken political actions to protect the environment from human-made destruction.
When asked about actions to protect the environment from human-made destruction, few people in Indonesia say they “have done” the following actions: donate to a group working on environmental issues (18%); express their views to others using social media (16%); encourage others to take action directly or through social media (10%); join or volunteer in a group working on environmental issues (9%); attend peaceful demonstrations (9%); sign a petition, including online (8%); organize political activities, events, or protests using social media or directly (8%); contact a government official, indirectly (through social media, letters, or emails) or directly (5%); and/or join in boycotts (4%).
Many Indonesians say they “might do” the following actions to protect the environment from human-made destruction: donate to a group working on environmental issues (43%) and/or join or volunteer in a group working on environmental issues (38%). However, with regards to other actions, majorities of Indonesians say they either “will never do” them or “don’t know.”
