Importance of Copenhagen Conference
Q. World leaders are currently meeting in Copenhagen to discuss a global approach to climate change. How important do you think this meeting is?
% | |
Total important | 73% |
Total not important | 21% |
Very important | 39% |
Quite important | 34% |
Not very important | 12% |
Not at all important | 9% |
Don’t know | 6% |
73% of people think that the meeting in Copenhagen to discuss a global approach to climate change is important, 21% think it is not important and 6% don’t know.
Labor (84%) and Green (89%) voters were more likely to think the meeting is important, while Coalition voters were more likely to think the meeting is not important (37%). 59% of Coalition voters think the meeting is important.
Respondents aged 18 – 24 were more likely to think the meeting is important (75%) while those aged 55 years and over were more likely to think it is not important (23%).

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