Climate change: In the OECD, it is the French who have the greatest doubts about the impact of humans

The questions asked also reflect a lack of knowledge of the French regarding the aggravating factors of climate change. to ask Does beef produce more greenhouse gas emissions than chicken or pasta?, we are indeed the country (among the 12 most advanced countries surveyed) where the most wrong answers were scored. Only 72% of respondents answered yes.

For researcher François Jimen, who is also a member of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), these findings are troubling. science, sorry, “It becomes a matter of political beliefs and opinions, which is dramatic for democracy, because we no longer have a common base.” Note also that “If there are now a few climate skeptics in the media, their company has made an impact: the skepticism has lingered in the population for a long time.” French. The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, for its part, points out that “In all countries, climate policy support depends on citizens’ perceptions of three main factors: the perceived effectiveness of the policies in reducing emissions, their assumed distributional impact on low-income households (concerns about inequality), and their expected direct impact (gains and losses) on disposable income. for households”.