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According to a survey conducted by Ipsos on predictions regarding global issues in 2020, 78 percent of Indians thought it was likely that the average global temperatures will increase that year. This was a decrease of only one percent in the share of respondents from the previous year who considered a rise in global temperatures possible. On the other hand, 17 percent of the respondents were skeptical about global warming in 2020.

Opinion on rise in average global temperatures across India in 2019 and 2020

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Release date

January 2020

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Region

India

Survey time period

November 26 to December 6, 2019

Number of respondents

500 respondents

Age group

16-64 years

Special properties

survey sample was more urban and educated, and with higher income than the national average.

Method of interview

Online panel

Supplementary notes

The question asked in the survey was as follows: "For each of the following, please tell me how likely or unlikely you think they are to happen..?
Average global temperatures will increase."