Almost 50% of European Union citizens identify climate change as one of the three biggest challenges facing their country right now, making it the top concern ahead of access to healthcare and unemployment, according to a survey by the European Investment Bank. Still, results differ vastly by country, with about 60% in Austria, Denmark and Germany identifying it as a top worry, while in Bulgaria and Latvia it’s less than 20%. That compares to 73% in China and 39% in the U.S.
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