Exclusive: Poll shows young people willing to make big lifestyle changes but baulk at smaller gestures
They are willing to have smaller families, stop using cars and – albeit in smaller numbers – go vegan for the planet, but abandoning single-use plastics and growing a few more plants could be a step too far., according to a seven-country survey, it seems young people are more willing than older generations to make big lifestyle changes that would help combat the climate crisis – but are less convinced by smaller gestures.
Young people were more willing to give up cars, with 54% of 18- to 24-year-olds saying they would – or already did – only walk, cycle or use public transport, against 45% of people over the age of 65. Similarly, 41% would switch to an electric car against 21% of people over the age of 65.While only 21% of 18- to 24-year-olds said they were willing to – or already had – cut meat and dairy out of their diet entirely, that was still a significantly higher proportion than in older cohorts .
Similarly, younger generations appeared more likely to support radical government measures in key policy areas than older cohorts, but were less favourable than their elders towards public policy moves that could be perceived as incremental. Large majorities of between 64% and 72% in every age group agreed that the world’s climate was changing as a result of human activity, although the 18- to 24-year-old cohort was marginally more likely to say the causes were not anthropogenic.About 43% of 18- to 24-year-olds across the continent said they worried the current economic situation would affect their ability to move out of the family home; 56% said it might mean they would be unable to buy a home, and 38% to have children.
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