Survey of Internet Users Shows 70% Concerned with CO2 Reduction Efforts

A Japanese net-media company, ishare Inc., announced on July 22, 2008, that a survey of its Web service customers on reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions revealed that 70.4 percent of respondents said they were concerned with efforts to reduce CO2 emissions. The company also said that 7.5 percent said they were not concerned and 22.1 percent were unsure.

The survey, conducted between July 8 and 10, 2008, targeted 429 male and female users, who reported being mainly in their 20s through 40s, and it was noted that the percentage of respondents with a strong interest in CO2 reduction efforts increased with age. The percentage for women was 76.6 percent, which was higher than that for men.

In response to the question on their specific behavior, using multiple-choice answers, the highest number, 46.4 percent, said they separated their waste, followed by 39.4 percent that refrained from using air-conditioners or heaters, and 36.8 percent that carried their own shopping bags or chopsticks when going out.

Classified by age, the percentage of those who said they had switched or were planning to switch to energy saving electric appliances was 16.7 percent in their 20s, 21.5 percent in their 30s, and 30.7 percent in their 40s, showing that older people were more concerned with using energy saving home appliances.

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Posted: 2009/01/06 6:00:15 AM