Listening to young people: Mobility for future
In your opinion, which of the following causes of climate change are the most important ones?
German Estonian Finnish French Turkish Chinese
Total
Large waste volumes
48.6 % 33.3 % 80.3 % 73.9 % 81.7 % 83.3 % 58.9 %
Pollutant emissions produced by travel, transport and production Lack of innovative cli- mate-friendly ideas Ineffective political coopera - tion / agreements between countries / states
83.7 % 51.7 % 52.1 % 84.6 % 63.4 % 72.7 % 77.5 %
24.0 % 20.7 % 19.7 % 29.9 % 55.7 % 57.6 % 29.5 %
69.2 % 86.2 % 71.8 % 69.3 % 72.5 % 57.6 % 70.2 %
Energy production
63.7 % 66.7 % 52.1 % 61.8 % 67.9 %
34.8 % 61.9 %
Food production
65.0 % 60.9 % 36.6 % 56.0 % 49.6 % 22.7 % 57.9 %
Other
8.2 % 6.9 % 5.6 % 6.2 % 2.3 % 6.1 %
0.7 %
Total
728
87
71
241
131
66
1,324/100 %
Fig. 8 Causes of climate change Multiple answers possible
Another question was whether young people feel con- cerned about their personal impact on the environment. It emerges that the majority of respondents are indeed concerned about how their personal choices as well as the actions of others impact on the environment. Among those who completed the questionnaire in German,
Finnish or French, the majority responded with “yes”. Most of the young respondents who used the Turkish or Chinese questionnaire stated “no”. Most of the Estonian-language group stated “occasionally”.
German Estonian Finnish French Turkish Chinese
Total
72.1 % 38.0 % 80.6 % 72.3 % 37.1 % 28.6 % 64.9 %
Yes
3.5 % 22.8 % 0.0 % 4.2 % 49.7 % 40.0 % 11.1 %
No
24.4 % 39.2 % 19.4 % 23.5 % 13.3 % 31.4 % 24.0 %
Occasionally
Total
741
79
93
260
143
70
1,386/100 %
Fig. 9 Concern about personal environmental impact
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