A new year means a new survey commissioned by the ATOZ Group. The theme of the survey changes each year, but we have always chosen to focus on Luxembourg in order to gain a deeper understanding of our local environment. As thought leaders in our industry, we are drawn to topics that will spark conversation among decision makers in the private sector and institutional partners as well as the population at large. Previous topics have included finding out what Luxembourg professionals and individuals think about taxes (2015), how the surrounding population in the Greater Region views Luxembourg (2016), how Luxembourg residents feel about money and wealth (2017) and most recently, our 2018 investigation focused on the perception of private business and entrepreneurship by the so-called “millennial generation”. Our goal is not to drive opinion or push an agenda; we simply hope that the results of our survey contribute to a larger discussion and give new insights into our local landscape.
The subject of this year’s survey is one that is very topical and, in some respects, controversial. With our results, we hope to analyse the different viewpoints of the Luxembourg population regarding climate change.
This survey aims to highlight where the priorities of Luxembourg residents lie, and to draw on trends that are emerging within the population with regards to reducing emissions of CO2 in order to address the issue of climate change. While climate change may be a borderless crisis which requires a global thinking, it requires local action, to paraphrase a classic slogan. Thus, we have chosen to shine the spotlight on Luxembourg, bringing into view attitudes and opinions at a national level so that we may decide as a country the best way forward.
This report is a summary of the results but also should be read as our interpretation of the results, with an inevitable element of subjectivity. The results of the survey are made freely available to interested parties, so others are free to draw their conclusions, thus contributing to a healthy debate on this crucial topic.