The Role of Climate Change in the Attitude of Fear of the Future in Hungarian Population
The Role of Climate Change in the Attitude of Fear of the Future in Hungarian Population
This article compares how the role of climate change has altered in attitudes towards the future in Hungary between 2017 and 2020. The results show that in both years, those whose lower needs were met were more afraid of the effects of climate change. Over the period, people’s anxieties of the future have diminished significantly, which, among other factors that cause uncertainty, has also been reflected in worries about climate change. The extent of alteration varied by social group: the decline in fear was significantly smaller for the highly educated, urban, younger, and female residents. One of the conclusions that can be drawn from the results is that people’s climate attitudes in Hungary can be segmented according to demographic factors similar to international literature. The other conclusion is that the impact of communication, based on the adverse effects of climate change in recent years, has been more robust in the above groups.