Poles believe reconstruction after pandemic should consider climate crisis

The Covid-19 pandemic is, according to 77 percent of Poles, the greatest challenge that their country is currently facing, and 51 percent of them believe that reconstruction after the pandemic should take into account the climate crisis, according to the third edition of the survey on Climate, published by the European Investment Bank (EIB).

The survey also found that 77 percent of respondents believe that climate change is already affecting their daily lives, and 71 percent of those polled support stronger action by authorities to force individual behavior to change to counter the climate crisis.

The Covid-19 pandemic (77 percent of responses) was in the first place among the challenges facing Poland this year. Problems with access to care and health services ranked second. Although the issue of access to healthcare has dropped from first to second, it is still indicated by 62 percent of Poles polled, which is 33 percentage points higher than the European average.

Climate change, which was the second most important problem in 2019, was in fifth place this year (32 percent). As indicated by Poles, the financial crisis (43 percent) and the unstable political situation (33 percent) present a greater challenge for the country.

(ISBnews)