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Eurobarometer survey respondents said that climate change is the second most serious problem facing the world, after poverty

Europeans think that the dangers of climate change is a serious problem that the current financial crisis, according to a new survey important.

The Eurobarometer survey found that the majority of citizens of the European Union consider global warming is one of the most serious problems in the world, one fifth said that the problem is more serious .

general, respondents said that climate change is the second most serious problem facing the world, after poverty.

Connie Hedegaard, the climate of Europe Commissioner, said: .. "This is encouraging news The survey shows that European citizens can see that economic problems are not the only ones who are facing a clear majority of Europeans expect their politicians and business leaders to meet the challenge of serious change climate. '

She said it was "surprising" that the public was more concerned about climate change in the historical period before the Copenhagen summit on climate change in late 2009.

The number of people changing the climate of the qualification as a very serious problem has increased slightly from 64% when the survey was conducted in 2009, up 68% this year. When asked to assess the severity of the problem, people put it at 7.4 out of 10, compared with a score of 7.1 out of 10 two years ago.

There was also broad support for moving the tax to penalize emissions of greenhouse gas emissions and promote energy efficiency, with an average of 68% of people around the block for this measure.