The survey was conducted among 767 people from the Americas (30 percent), Europe (30 percent), Asia- Pacific (30 percent) and the Middle East and Africa (10 percent).
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Climate change: time needed for an international community agreement
This survey, which was carried out between May and June 2011, shows how long respondents feel that it will take for the international community to reach a meaningful deal on climate change. According to ** percent of respondents, this will take 11 to 20 years.
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