Report · Aug 30, 2022
What Do Video Gamers Think About Global Warming?
By Anthony Leiserowitz, Jennifer Carman, Marina Psaros, Liz Neyens, Seth Rosenthal, Jennifer Marlon and Malika Srivastava
Filed under: Beliefs & Attitudes and Audiences
2. Emotional Responses to Global Warming
2.1. Seven in ten video gamers are worried about global warming.
Seven in ten video gamers (70%) say they are at least “somewhat worried” about global warming. This includes about three in ten who are are “very worried” (29%).
2.2. Most video gamers feel a range of emotions about global warming.
When asked how strongly they feel various emotions when thinking about global warming, about two in three video gamers (68%) say they feel either “very” or “moderately” interested. Additionally, half or more say they feel sad (57%), afraid (54%), disgusted (54%), angry (52%), hopeful (53%), or outraged (50%) when thinking about global warming.
