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Half A Million People Voted And They All Agree On One Thing

When researchers asked people across 92 countries whether they would rather protect the environment or grow the economy if they had to choose, the answer that came back was surprisingly consistent: most people chose the planet. A new study from the University of Vermont found that nearly 58 percent of people worldwide favor environmental protection over economic growth when the two goals are in direct conflict, a result that challenges the widespread political assumption that economies must always come first. The findings came from analyzing data across two major international surveys covering a more diverse and globally representative sample than any previous study of its kind. Researchers found the strongest support for prioritizing the environment in Western Europe, Southeast Asia, the Americas, Australia and New Zealand, while lower support was seen in Eastern Europe, Central Asia, parts of Africa and the Middle East, regions where stronger demand for economic growth reflects more pressing living conditions.

What surprised researchers just as much as the overall number was the diversity of who holds this view. Past studies had largely focused on wealthier Western nations and found that support for the environment came mostly from younger, educated, left-leaning women. But this global picture tells a more complicated and hopeful story. In many countries outside the Western world, strong environmental support was found among older people, lower-income groups, men, and even those who lean politically to the right, showing that care for the natural world cuts across demographic and political lines that scientists once assumed were predictive. The lead researcher noted that political discourse tends to treat economic growth as the default priority, but when people around the world are asked directly, a clear and diverse majority say they actually want something different, and that finding matters enormously for how policymakers approach the future.

Source: https://www.uvm.edu/gund/news/global-study-finds-majority-people-worldwide-prioritize-environmental-protection-over

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