Four out of five Poles believe that international cooperation will help solve global challenges

According to the research conducted for Expo 2020 Dubai, four out of five Poles believe that international cooperation is necessary to solve the emerging challenges.

22,000 people from 24 countries participated in this year's survey to identify trends in a world changed by Covid-19. It was conducted in cooperation with YouGov and referred to earlier research from 2019.

In the research, Polish respondents paid attention primarily to sustainable development. 56 percent of the respondents are optimistic about their future as far as the place where they live is concerned, at the same time protecting and preserving it for future generations.

Research also shows that Poles are willing to change their basic habits that could have a positive impact on the environment. 54 percent of the respondents decided that they would use less disposable plastic products – this is a better result than the global (35 percent) and European (40 percent) average. 38 percent of them plan to walk and cycle more instead of using less environmentally friendly forms of transport (10 percent more than the global result), and 43 percent of Poles are more likely to buy local food and products.

"You can see that more than ever we are collaborating and sharing knowledge with originators from around the world to face challenges, including those related to the environment," Adrian Malinowski, Commissioner General for Poland at Expo 2020, said.

Interestingly, the positive attitude of Poles seems to be influenced by travels – people who traveled in the last three years consider themselves more optimistic – 72 percent of business travelers and 71 percent of people traveling for tourists. It is worth noting that optimism in Poland does not seem to be related to income or employment status.

(WBJ)