Across 19 countries, 19, 579 people were polled about energy. And the results are in...spiring.

Save energy - but not at any cost!

You don't often get polls asking the same important questions across a wide range of countries in a truly scientific way, so this one is important.

The survey, carried out for the BBC World Service, concludes that: "We're very concerned that the way energy is consumed and produced threatens the environment and threatens peace."

So far, so clear.

But then the snag. The difficulty for policy-makers is that the poll also indicates a strong view across the globe that taxes should not rise to alleviate the problem - unless it be taxes on others like car-makers.

All told, 19,579 people were polled in May and June in 19 countries - Australia, Brazil, Britain, Canada, Chile, Egypt, France, Germany, India, Israel, Italy, Kenya, Mexico, Philippines, Poland, Russia, South Korea, Ukraine and the US.

Read More

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/5173818.stm