Surveys in Brazil Find Climate Impacts Widely Felt as COP30 Opens, but Classrooms Trail on Readiness

Overview

• Quaest’s new Climate Change Perception Index reports that 94% of Brazilians say they have felt some effect of a changing climate, with heat waves cited most often.
• Concern is widespread, as 44% describe themselves as very concerned and another 33% concerned about climate change.
• Asked about responsibility, 84% point to the productive sector — including industry, agribusiness and non‑renewable energy — ahead of mass consumption and government.
• A separate education survey finds only about 1 in 10 students up to high school know what COP30 is, while more than 70% say they experienced extreme heat days in the past year.
• School readiness is viewed as lacking, with 64% of students saying they feel little or no preparation and 69% of teachers judging schools inadequate, with knowledge highest in the North and lowest in the Northeast as COP30 gathers in Belém from November 10–21.