Press Release: Almost all Europeans say protecting the environment is important to them

The European Commission on the 8 September 2014 published the most recent Eurobarometer survey on the environment. Three years on from the most recent similar Eurobarometer survey, the survey showed that, despite the economic crisis, Europeans’ concern about the environment has not diminished. In an overwhelming consensus, 95 % of the 28.000 interviewed citizens said that protecting the environment is important to them personally and many think more can be done.

The latest Eurobarometer survey on the environment comes three years after the previous report on the subject. It was carried out in the 28 Member States of the European Union between 26 April and 11 May 2014, to assess the perceptions, attitudes and practices of EU citizens towards the environment. 27,998 respondents from different social and demographic groups were interviewed face-to-face in their mother tongue on behalf of the Directorate-General for Environment.

European Commission: Public Opinion: Eurobarometer surveys http://ec.europa.eu/public_opinion/index_en.htm

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