Poll after poll shows the issue falling in status as a political priority, in America and abroad
The world’s treatment of global warming as a top-tier political priority may be subsiding, if recent polls are any indication.
A recent Swedish survey highlights how “environment/climate concerns” declined from a top issue for 51 percent of young women and 34 percent of young men in 2019 to just 15 and 13 percent, respectively, in 2025. Swedish kids’ interest in climate also cratered — once considered a top issue, it’s now only in the bottom half of the 23 concerns listed, well behind health, education, and safety. That’s a massive change for the famously progressive country — the same nation which spawned climate activist Greta Thunberg, who herself has since moved onto other issues.
