General Article Generational divide over climate action a myth, study finds

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Seven in 10 of all generations surveyed recognise the need for action.

Older people are just as likely as younger people to recognise the need for action on climate change and to say they’re willing to make big sacrifices to protect the environment, suggesting claims of a generational divide over the future of the planet may be exaggerated, according to a new UK study marking the publication of the book Generations by Professor Bobby Duffy.

The research, by the Policy Institute at King’s Coll...

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