Battle climate change

During a multi-country poll commissioned by the World Bank and carried out by World-PublicOpinion.org, nearly 68 percent of Chinese respondents said they were willing to contribute in efforts to fight global warming, the highest percentage among 15 countries involved in the survey.

That is obviously something we should be proud of, yet have reasons to worry about. If such a high percentage of Chinese citizens are willing to shoulder a 1-percent price increase for efforts to combat climate change, then it is undoubtedly good news, both nominally and practically. This is especially so since it has come just days before the United Nations' Climate Change conference in Copenhagen next week.

Apart from China, more people from developing countries were also willing to do their bit. In fact, the percentage was higher than those willing to do the same in developed countries.