The climate crisis remains the biggest threat to humanity according to many Europeans, even with this year’s global pandemic affecting millions directly. A new survey published this week by Swedish energy company Vattenfall found that of the seven countries polled, only UK residents were no more fearful of an epidimic rather than climate change. The poll looked at the opinions of more than 7,000 adults from Sweden, Germany, Netherlands, Denmark, Finland, France and the UK, asking respondents what they thought was the biggest problem facing the world. Vattenfall had conducted a similar poll in December 2019, with all seven countries citing climate change as the biggest crisis. Surprisingly in the December poll, epidemics were rated as the least concerning issue to UK residents, selected by just five per cent of respondents, and is now the biggest worry in the latest poll. However, the UK population remains concerned about climate change with 72 per cent describing themselves as ‘quite’ or a ‘great deal’ worried about the issue, and 60 per cent siad that the highest priority should be continuing or increasing climate change commitments. CEO of Vattenfall, Magnus Hall said: “It is clear that our emotions towards climate change remain unchanged even in the wake of a global health crisis. As a company that produces and supplies energy, our ability to make an impact is considerable and this report highlights that. We are fully committed, throughout our entire 20,000-person business, to make fossil free living possible within one generation and to help partners and industries to electrify transports and processes and thereby replace fossil fuels.” Are you concerned for the environment? Why not take a step to make change by offsetting your carbon footprint with iOffset.