Global & Geopolitical ·Sunday, August 9, 2026

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Would you accept a lower standard of living to meaningfully reduce emissions?

46%
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No, the responsibility sits with industry and government, not with individual consumption

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No, the responsibility sits with industry and government, not with individual consumption
46%
Only if it were mandated collectively, voluntary sacrifice by individuals achieves nothing on its own
31%
Yes, but only if the reduction were shared fairly and the wealthiest gave up proportionally more
15%
I already have to some extent
8%
Yes, meaningfully, including flying less, eating differently and consuming considerably less
0%
Absolutely not, my standard of living is already constrained enough that further reduction is not something I can absorb
0%

Country

% chose top answer

🇧🇬Bulgaria100%🇧🇪Belgium100%🇳🇱Netherlands100%🇮🇳India100%🇭🇷Croatia57%

Croatia is most divided — 57% “Only if it were mandated collectively, voluntary sacrifice by individuals achieves nothing on its own” vs 14% “Yes, but only if the reduction were shared fairly and the wealthiest gave up proportionally more”.

2 of 13 respondents didn't share their info

Age

100%
100%
40%
20%
33%

35–44 is most divided — 40% “Only if it were mandated collectively, voluntary sacrifice by individuals achieves nothing on its own” vs 40% “No, the responsibility sits with industry and government, not with individual consumption”.

3 of 13 respondents didn't share their info

Gender

50%
25%
50%
33%
17%

Man is most divided — 50% “No, the responsibility sits with industry and government, not with individual consumption” vs 33% “Only if it were mandated collectively, voluntary sacrifice by individuals achieves nothing on its own”.

3 of 13 respondents didn't share their info

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