International Publics Strongly Favor Labor and Environmental Standards in Trade Agreements March 21, 2007 Overwhelming Majorities in Many Developing Countries and the United States Support Protections Questionnaire (PDF) Methodology/Research Partners (PDF) Strong majorities in developing nations around the world support requiring countries that sign trade agreements to meet minimum laborContinue Reading

Publics Divide Over Whether Costly Steps Are Needed Full Report (PDF) Questionnaire (PDF) Methodology/Research Partners (PDF) An international poll finds widespread agreement that climate change is a pressing problem. This majority, however, divides over whether the problem of global warming is urgent enough to require immediate, costly measures or whetherContinue Reading

October 11, 2006 Concern about global warming has increased sharply in the United States. Nearly half of the American public sees climate change as a critical threat to vital U.S. interests. The U.S. public is not alone. A multinational poll by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs finds that globalContinue Reading

July 12, 2006 Questionnaire/ Methodology On the eve of the St. Petersburg G8 Summit focused on energy security, a 19-nation opinion poll conducted for the BBC World Service shows that large majorities around the world see grave threats from the way the world currently produces and uses energy. Across allContinue Reading