The pandemic made more Kiwis care about the environment

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Many New Zealanders who were previously unconcerned about the environment, have started aspiring for a greener post-Covid future, according to a new survey of nearly 1000 people. The change was seen across demographics, and regardless of the financial or mental health toll the pandemic took – suggesting that the crisis gave rise to new dimensions of environmental concern that were experienced by most in society.

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Funder: This study was partly funded by the University of Auckland Performance-Based Research Funds; the funding administrators were not involved in this research.

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