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Among those that believe in climate change, 51% indicated that their local area is currently feeling the effects of climate change and a further 35% expected their local area to feel the effects within their lifetime. Of those, 9% were very confident that their local area would be able to adapt to the effects of climate change and a further 36% somewhat confident. 50% were not confident.
Among the group of residents that felt their local area is currently feeling, or will feel, the effects of climate change in their lifetime, the top local area climate-related events were: Extreme heat (70%), Bushfires (69%) and Flooding (65%). The top actions residents felt should be taken to address the effects of climate change in their local area were: Educate residents on how to live more sustainably (72%), Reduce pollution of the environment (64%) and Protect and enhance local biodiversity (62%).
Among those that believe in climate change, 44% indicated that they themselves are currently feeling the effects of climate change and a further 40% expected to within their lifetime. Of those, 17% were very confident that they would be able to adapt to the effects of climate change and a further 50% somewhat confident. 31% were not confident.
Among the group of residents that felt they are currently feeling, or will feel, the effects of climate change in their lifetime, the top personal impacts were: Increased household running costs (81%), Food production, making it harder and more expensive to get food items (59%) and My ability to leave my home due to weather (42%). 53% feel climate change will reduce their quality of life somewhat, and a further 20% feel it will reduce their quality of life a lot.
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