{"id":14443,"date":"2007-09-01T03:48:39","date_gmt":"2007-09-01T10:48:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2007\/09\/01\/cooler-living-for-chinas-youth-china-youth-daily\/"},"modified":"2007-09-01T03:48:39","modified_gmt":"2007-09-01T10:48:39","slug":"cooler-living-for-chinas-youth-china-youth-daily","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2007\/09\/cooler-living-for-chinas-youth-china-youth-daily\/","title":{"rendered":"Cooler Living For China’s Youth? – China Youth Daily"},"content":{"rendered":"

\nChina Dialogue translates the results of a survey on environmental awareness among urban youth recently conducted by China Youth Daily<\/a>. From the intro:\n<\/p>\n

\nChina’s rapid economic development has materially enriched the lives of ordinary Chinese people, and at the same time increased our demands as consumers. But for how long will limited resources be able to bear the burden of our unlimited desires? Do we – especially the young people who are leading the charge of consumerism – really have enough of an understanding of the principles of sustainable consumption? Do we really want to put these principles into practice? And how can we spread these ideas? <\/em>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\nAmong the surveys more notable findings:\n<\/p>\n

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\n\u201a\u00c4\u00a2 84% agree car exhaust is the main cause of urban air pollution but only 15% said they wouldn’t buy a car if they could afford one.
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\u201a\u00c4\u00a2 77% of young consumers don’t think there are enough energy-saving products on the market
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\u201a\u00c4\u00a2 Only 55% of Chinese youth believe global warming will cause polar bears to go extinct.\n<\/p>\n

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\nSurvey respondents had an average age of was 30.1 years old and average income was roughly 3000 RMB per month.\n<\/p>\n

\nSee the full article here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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