Global Concern for Climate Change Dips Amid Other Environmental and Economic Concerns

Global concern about climate change has taken a back-seat to other environmental issues such as air and water pollution, water shortages, packaging waste and use of pesticides, according to the 2011 Sustainable Efforts & Environmental Concerns report from Nielsen, which surveyed more than 25,000 Internet respondents in 51 countries.

The bi-annual report shows that while 69 percent of global online consumers say they are concerned about climate change/global warming (up from 66 percent in 2009, but down from 72 percent in 2007), concern for other environmental issues are increasingly taking a higher priority in the minds of consumers.

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