Large-scale refugee flows and lack of progress in slowing global warming are the top risks that the world faces in the coming decade, according to a survey by the World Economic Forum of executives and experts.
This year, according to a new Pew Research Center survey, individuals around the world overwhelmingly say they are concerned about global warming.
New polling shows strong public support among Europeans for an agreement on greenhouse gas emissions in Paris.
In wealthier nations, women are more likely than men to consider climate change a serious problem, be concerned it will harm them personally and say that major lifestyle changes are needed to solve the problem.
But the degree of concern about climate change varies markedly from country to country.
Negotiators are gathering in Paris in the first two weeks of December to try to craft an international accord to deal with climate change.
Australia, Canada, Germany and the UK are among the other countries where there are partisan clashes on climate change issues.
A global median of 54% consider climate change a very serious problem. But there are regional differences on the issues, with the U.S. and China among the least concerned.
The U.S. Virgin Islands is the most "energy intensive" place on Earth -- meaning it uses the most energy per unit of GDP -- while gambling hub Macau is one of the least.
On some key issues, like the Keystone XL pipeline and the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), supporters of Canada's Liberal Party are less supportive than their Conservative Party predecessors.
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