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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 OP07-1: 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 OP07-2: 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 OP07-3: 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 OP07-4: 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 OP07-5: 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 OP07-6: 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 OP07-7: 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 OP07-8: 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

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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