Climate change the greatest global threat for Irish people, survey finds

A view of a burnt forest, in Linguaglossa, on the slopes of Mount Etna, near Catania, Sicily, last Friday. The southern regions of Sicily, Sardinia, Calabria and also central Italy, were badly hit by wildfires. Picture: AP /Salvatore Cavalli

Climate change has replaced poverty, hunger and the lack of drinking water as the single most serious problem facing the world for Irish people, according to the results of a new survey by the European Commission.

However, the Eurobarometer poll also reveals an increase in the number of Irish people who do not regard climate change as a serious issue.