Climate still top concern despite financial crisis

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LONDON, Nov 27 (AFP): The environment remains a top concern despite the financial crisis, according to a global poll published yesterday that finds 43 per cent see climate change as a bigger problem than the economy.
HSBC bank's second annual report on environmental concerns reveals residents of a dozen countries surveyed would like to see their governments take more decisive action to fight global warming.
Three quarters of those polled -- 78 per cent-wanted their countries to reduce their "fair share" of greenhouse gas emissions.
A further 55 per cent of people believed their government should invest in renewable energy, and 27 per cent said they should take part in talks for a new international climate deal.
However, despite their appetite for government action, respondents appear less willing to change their own lives than in last year's poll.
Forty-seven per cent said they were ready to change their lifestyle, compared to 58 per cent in 2007.