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Among the inhabitants of Slovenia, the opinion about the seriousness of the problem of climate change fluctuates somewhat, but all the surveys of the European Barometer EBS on climate change, which have been carried out since 2008, show that for at least two thirds of the population this represents a very serious problem. The share of households that hold this opinion has been slowly increasing since 2015, when it reached its lowest point, and in the last measurement it once again amounts to more than three quarters of the respondents. The latest REUS 2022 survey also showed that people increasingly perceive the seriousness of the problem of climate change, when more than four fifths of households expressed concern. Compared to the previous measurement in 2019 it showed slightly less agreement with the statements "Human activity contributes the most to climate change" or "It is necessary to act against climate change immediately". The share of households who believe that transport is the main contributor to greenhouse gas emissions has been decreasing since 2015, while there has been a significant increase in the share of those who believe industry is the main culprit.


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Figure RE03-1: The severity of climate change, Slovenia, 2015-2022
Sources:

Survey on Energy Efficiency in Slovenia, Informa Echo d.o.o., 2022

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A very serious problem (7-10)[%] A fairly serious problem (5-6)[%] Not a serious problem (1-4)[%] I do not know, n/a[%]
2015 73 20 6 1
2017 79 14 6 1
2019 77 12 6 5
2022 82 9 3 7
Figure RE03-2: The severity of climate change given the scope, Slovenia, 2022
Sources:

Survey on Energy Efficiency in Slovenia, Informa Echo d.o.o., 2022

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A very serious problem (7-10)[%] A fairly serious problem (5-6)[%] Not a serious problem (1-4)[%] I do not know, n/a[%]
in general 79 14 6 1
for Slovenia 69 20 10 1
for you personally 56 27 16 1
Figure RE03-3: The severity of climate change, Slovenia and EU-27, 2021
Sources:

Special Eurobarometer Climate Change, 2021

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A very serious problem (7-10)[%] A fairly serious problem (5-6)[%] Not a serious problem (1-4)[%] EU-27[%]
Austria 69 19 12 77
Belgium 82 12 6 77
Bulgaria 75 20 4 77
Cyprus 89 7 4 77
Czechia 64 21 15 77
Denmark 76 15 9 77
Estonia 63 21 16 77
Finland 66 16 18 77
France 81 13 5 77
Greece 84 11 5 77
Croatia 81 11 8 77
Ireland 81 11 8 77
Italy 84 12 4 77
Latvia 72 19 9 77
Lithuania 59 24 17 77
Luxenbourg 78 17 5 77
Hungary 81 14 5 77
Malta 86 8 5 77
Germany 79 13 8 77
Netherlands 80 14 6 77
Poland 69 24 7 77
Portugal 91 7 2 77
Romania 66 21 11 77
Slovakia 77 18 4 77
Slovenia 77 15 8 77
Spain 81 14 4 77
Sweden 79 13 8 77
Figure RE03-4: The severity of climate change, Slovenia, 2008-2021
Sources:

Special Eurobarometer Climate Change, 2021

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A very serious problem (index 7-10)[%]
2008 89
2009 78
2011 75
2013 73
2015 66
2017 71
2019 76
2021 77
Figure RE03-5: Share of households that agree with statements about the seriousness of the climate change, Slovenia, 2015-2022
Sources:

Survey on Energy Efficiency in Slovenia, Informa Echo d.o.o., 2022

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The fight against climate changes can have positive effects on the Slovenian economy.[%] Human activity contributes most to climate changes.[%] Climate changes need to be addressed immediately and we are running out of time.[%]
The fight against climate changes can have positive effects on the Slovenian economy. 60 57 58
Human activity contributes most to climate changes. 86 73 73
Climate changes need to be addressed immediately and we are running out of time. 86 73 76
The fight against climate changes and more efficient use of energy can boost the economy and contribute to new jobs in the EU 70 63 63
Figure RE03-6: Public Opinion, the contribution of economic sectors to climate change, Slovenia, 2015-2022
Sources:

Survey on Energy Efficiency in Slovenia, Informa Echo d.o.o., 2022

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2015[%] 2019[%] 2022[%]
Industry 32 32 43
Transport 45 30 17
Waste 5 12 11
Agriculture 5 8 9
Energy industry 8 8 8
Households 1 1 2
Other 1 1 1
I do not know, n/a 3 8 9
Figure RE03-7: Public Opinion, the contribution of economic sectors to climate change, Slovenia, 2019
Sources:

Survey on Energy Efficiency in Slovenia, Informa Echo d.o.o. (26th Feb, 2019)

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2019[%] 2015[%]
Transport 30 45
Energy industry 8 8
Households 1 1
Industry 32 32
Agriculture 8 5
Waste 12 5
Other 1 1
I do not know, n/a 8 3
Figure RE03-8: Share of households that consider climate change a relatively serious problem or not a serious problem, Slovenia, 2019
Sources:

Survey on Energy Efficiency in Slovenia, Informa Echo d.o.o.

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  % 0 % - 10 % 11 % - 20 % 21 % - 30 %
  Pomurska 22 0 0 1
  Podravska 13 0 1 0
  Koroška 16 0 1 0
  Savinjska 15 0 1 0
  Zasavska 6 1 0 0
  Posavska 16 0 1 0
  Jugovzhodna Slovenija 19 0 1 0
  Osrednjeslovenska 25 0 0 1
  Gorenjska 19 0 1 0
  Primorsko-notranjska 13 0 1 0
  Goriška 17 0 1 0
  Obalno-kraška 11 0 1 0
All regions 1 9 2

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Other sources and literature

[ESB 2008] Posebna raziskava Eurobarometra 322: Odnos Evropejcev do podnebnih sprememb (2008). European Commission, Directorate-General for Communication.

https://www.europarl.europa.eu/pdf/eurobarometre/EB69.2_Climate_change/EB69.2_rapport_en.pdf

[ESB 2009] Posebna raziskava Eurobarometra 322: Odnos Evropejcev do podnebnih sprememb (v1.00). (2014). [Data set]. European Commission, Directorate-General for Communication. http://data.europa.eu/88u/dataset/S703_72_1_EBS322

[ESB 2011] Posebna raziskava Eurobarometra 409: Podnebne spremembe (v1.00). (2014). [Data set]. European Commission, Directorate-General for Communication.

http://data.europa.eu/88u/dataset/S1084_80_2_409

[ESB 2013] Posebna raziskava Eurobarometra št. 435: Podnebne spremembe Posebna raziskava Eurobarometra št. 435: Podnebne spremembe (v1.00). (2015). [Data set]. European Commission, Directorate-General for Communication. http://data.europa.eu/88u/dataset/S2060_83_4_435_ENG

[ESB 2015] Posebna raziskava Eurobarometra 459: Podnebne spremembe (v1.00). (2017). [Data set]. European Commission, Directorate-General for Communication. http://data.europa.eu/88u/dataset/S2140_87_1_459_ENG

[ESB 2019] Posebna raziskava Eurobarometra 490: Podnebne spremembe (v1.00). (2019). [Data set]. European Commission, Directorate-General for Communication. http://data.europa.eu/88u/dataset/S2212_91_3_490_ENG

[ESB 2021] Posebna raziskava Eurobarometra 513: Podnebne spremembe (v1.00). (2021). [Data set]. European Commission, Directorate-General for Communication. http://data.europa.eu/88u/dataset/S2273_95_1_513_ENG


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