Source: United Nations Development Programme

The 2024 edition of the Peoples’ Climate Vote represents the world’s largest independent public opinion survey on climate change

As the second iteration of the survey, the results expand on the 2021 inaugural survey by including over 73,000 participants across 77 countries, covering 87% of the global population. Utilising randomised telephone polling, this edition offered anyone with mobile access the opportunity to share their perspective on climate change, significantly increasing the survey’s inclusivity compared to its first edition, which spanned 50 countries and 17 languages.

The release of the Peoples’ Climate Vote 2024 aligns with a critical period in global climate action and policy development, capturing public sentiment on climate impacts and desired responses from global leaders. In the past year, major scientific organisations have noted that climate change is progressing more rapidly than anticipated, while global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions continue to rise amidst escalating international tensions and conflict. Extreme weather events intensified in 2023, with record-setting wildfires in Canada, catastrophic flooding in Greece, Bulgaria, Türkiye, and Libya, and Cyclone Freddy—recorded as the longest-lasting tropical cyclone—affecting Mozambique and Madagascar. These events impacted every continent, with vulnerable populations experiencing particularly severe consequences, many of whom remain in recovery.

The report’s key findings are structured into four sections:

1. The Peoples’ Perspective, detailing public experiences of climate change and its impacts on daily life.
2. The Peoples’ Stocktake, which addresses public perceptions of current climate actions.
3. Peoples’ Priorities, focusing on the climate initiatives that citizens wish to see from their governments.
4. Peoples’ Call for Collaboration, outlining public interest in international cooperation on climate action.

This framework aims to support decision-makers by providing a clear understanding of global climate perspectives as countries refine their climate action strategies.

Click here to read the full report.