85% of Chennai residents see climate change as an immediate threat, finds survey

A caller survey of 2,000 residents of Chennai by Climate Trends, a non-governmental organisation, recovered that astir 85% of them recognised clime alteration not conscionable arsenic a hazard but arsenic a menace to wellness and the city’s indispensable infrastructure.

The findings were released successful the study titled ‘Climate Change Perception Study’ astatine the Tamil Nadu Climate Summit 4.0 by Environment, Climate Change and Forests Secretary Supriya Sahu. The survey, conducted crossed Chennai’s 4 regions, shows residents are grappling with intensifying heatwaves, flooding and h2o scarcity.

Extreme vigor emerged arsenic the astir wide experienced hazard, with 80% reporting idiosyncratic impact, followed by h2o accent affecting 70%. The survey besides revealed beardown nationalist enactment for resilience measures: 75% backed restrictions connected polluting vehicles, 70% supported subsidies for electrical vehicles, and 39% expressed nonstop involvement successful rooftop solar, with different 54% unfastened to adoption if fiscal and procedural barriers are addressed.

Trust successful clime accusation was highest for scientists (67%) and the authorities (60%), though 56% said they had not received climate-related connection successful the past six months. A bulk preferred integer vigor alerts and advisories via platforms specified arsenic WhatsApp.

Regionally, northbound Chennai faces terrible vigor and h2o accent aggravated by concern enactment and infrastructure gaps, portion coastal eastbound Chennai experiences recurrent flooding, powerfulness outages and harvest damage.

The study says that cardinal Chennai periodically contends with heat, h2o shortages and energy cuts, and southbound Chennai reports mounting h2o accent linked to accelerated municipality expansion.