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
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."
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Ipsos. (January 6, 2020). Opinion on rise in average global temperatures across India in 2019 and 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 16, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1040808/india-global-temperature-rise-opinion/
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