Czechs divided over Green Deal, concerned about rising energy prices, survey shows

A new survey by the CVVM agency published on Thursday shows that seven out of ten people in Czechia believe the European Green Deal is causing energy prices to rise too much. However, the public is split when it comes to supporting or opposing the deal itself.

The Green Deal aims to make the European Union climate-neutral by 2050. In the survey, 48 percent of Czechs support the deal, with 11 percent strongly agreeing and 37 percent agreeing somewhat. On the other side, nearly half of respondents oppose it—31 percent somewhat and 17 percent strongly, while about 4 percent are unsure.

The survey also found that women are more likely to support the Green Deal than men and younger people are more supportive than older generations. Support increases among those who are more concerned about climate change.