A subject evacuated in barely more than a minute, nothing on the impacts of warming, attacks against state environmental agencies… The general policy declaration of the Prime Minister, François Bayrou, Tuesday January 14, largely ignoring the climate emergency, does it say something about the country's state of mind about the “challenge of the century”, according to the expression of Emmanuel Macron? Are we witnessing a progression of“climate indifference” In France ? This is the question asked, Wednesday January 15, during a seminar, by the Jean Jaurès Foundation, a think tank close to the left.
Several indicators show a decline in French people's concern about climate change since 2022. According to the Obs'COP survey for EDF, conducted by Ipsos in 30 countries and published in November 2024, climate change certainly occupies an important place among the areas of concern in France, ranking in fourth position.
But the share of respondents saying they are “very concerned” fell from 35% to 29% between 2022 and 2024, below the global average (40%). “This questions, recognizes Didier Witkowski, director of studies at EDF. Our hypothesis is that we are in a phase of habituation or relativization given geopolitical tensions and the issue of purchasing power, which remains very structuring. »
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