Irish Examiner view: Majority of Europeans have come to accept catastrophe of climate collapse

The European Commission’s survey found that 93% of people believed the crisis was serious, while 80% believed it very serious

The number of Irish people who believe that government must drive change when it comes to emissions and cleaner policies has jumped by a significant 26% in two years. Picture: Michel Euler/AP

The results of a Eurobarometer poll, one that consulted 26,500 people in EU member states is cheering and disheartening all at once. 

It found that the majority of Europeans have come to accept that climate collapse and the catastrophe that flows from it, is one of the gravest challenges facing our species.