To represent the main aspects of urban living, four lifestyle themes were chosen: Transport, Home, Food and Goods. These were weighted based on how they impact an individual’s carbon footprint – Transport (45%), Home (25%), Food (15%) and Goods (15%).
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The Index is derived from a survey sent to a nationally representative demographic sample of Singaporeans. From May 19 to June 3 this year, 2,000 Singaporeans aged between 18 and 65 were surveyed online on 106 questions relating to the three key pillars across the four themes.
The inaugural OCBC Climate Index national average was 6.7 – with Singaporeans scoring an average of 8.3 in the ‘Awareness’ pillar, 6.5 in ‘Adoption’ and 5.6 in ‘Advocacy’.
This means that the average Singaporean is highly aware of environmental issues, adopts many green practices some of the time and advocates some of these issues and practices to their families and friends.
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