Talk:Climate change opinion by country

A little too nice to Gallup

The article feels like it's being too nice to Gallup. However, they are one of very few organizations that keep numbers on climate change opinion worldwide, and they're usually very objective, which is an added plus. There are, of course, surveys such as the Eurobarometer that measure opinions in specific regions. There are also surveys, such as GlobeScane or even the World Bank that sample a number of countries (usually one from each continent) in order to give a world-wide view. But they each ask different questions, not all of them are objective (World bank seems a little dubious), and most miss countries in Africa and Oceania—which makes it difficult to compare results reliably or to generalize results to opinions world-wide. ChyranandChloe (talk) 02:42, 19 January 2010 (UTC)

Should countries be updated as newer polls are released?

2007-08 is a long time ago. Take for example, a 2010 BBC poll that finds that 75% of people believe global warming exists and 41% believe it's due to human activity. It seems to me that the table on this page needs updating as new polls are released; there's no reason that all countries need to be sourced together. Oren0 (talk) 20:26, 6 February 2010 (UTC)

If they're not sourced together, it's hard to reliably compare them. This is what the table's for. Difference in wording and methods can contribute to difference in results. Better to describe the BBC separately, perhaps in Climate change in the United Kingdom. Data's old already? Gallup is still polling. They actually have data on over 167 countries (article shows only 128), add it in the next report. I'd wait. ChyranandChloe (talk) 22:22, 6 February 2010 (UTC)

Gallup came out with a new poll though I'm not sure if it was US only or global. Something to look up. TMLutas (talk) 18:15, 13 March 2010 (UTC)

It's US, belongs in Public opinion on climate change, the main article. Added it in.[1] ChyranandChloe (talk) 02:36, 14 March 2010 (UTC)