Habbo Greenpeace Survey Reveals Teens Worldwide are More Concerned about Global Warming than Drugs Violence or War



The results from a survey conducted by Habbo, the world's largest virtual world for teens, and Greenpeace International, of nearly 50,000 teenagers worldwide were released today revealing that 74 percent of teens believe that global warming is a serious problem and they are more concerned about the environment than any other global issue, including drugs, violence or war. The poll results were gathered in anticipation of the two-week United Nations conference on climate change in Bali, Indonesia, from December 3-14.

The research, conducted in November 2007 via an online survey within Habbo's virtual community with teens representing 18 countries, examined the attitudes and opinions of the global teen population toward environmental issues.

"The response from the teens to this survey conducted in Habbo is phenomenal and really highlights the concern felt around the world," explains Timo Soininen, CEO of Sulake. "Giving teens a voice on this matter is essential and we need to find practical ways to work together and engage our youth to help combat this problem."

Two-thirds of teens polled believed that global warming will affect them in a negative way during their lifetime, though 64 percent believed it's still possible to stop global warming.

Government attention to environmental issues also received heavy criticism as the survey results showed that teens believe countries are distracted when it comes to climate change issues. 33 percent of survey respondents said their government is 'very concerned' about climate change compared to 42 percent who believed their government is 'very concerned' about terrorism.

North America was the most scrutinized region, with 39 percent of teens from around the world blaming the continent as being responsible for the majority of greenhouse gases, followed by Europe (24 percent) and Asia (19 percent).

"Today's teenagers are tomorrow's decision makers. They are 'Generation C' - the generation that has to beat climate change," said Gerd Leipold, the international executive director for Greenpeace. "It will be up to them to create a revolution in non-polluting, renewable energy to prevent global warming from affecting the lives of billions of people and threatening the survival of countless species of animals and plants."

Leipold continued, "Scientists of the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change say that emissions of greenhouse gases need to be halved globally by the middle of this century to avoid severe impacts such as water shortages, floods and the spread of diseases."

Follow progress at the Bali climate conference and join in Greenpeace's activities at



Habbo Greenpeace Survey Reveals Teens Worldwide are More Concerned about Global Warming than Drugs Violence or War