KUALA LUMPUR, April 21 -- A recent Ipsos survey revealed that a majority of Malaysians believe their country needs to take stronger action against climate change and are confident the government has a clear plan to address the issue.

The global market research firm, however, found a decline in the perceived urgency of individual responsibility, with only 70 per cent of Malaysians agreeing that failure to act now would let down future generations - an eight per cent drop since 2021.

"It is likely that the rising cost of living in recent years, alongside other factors, has impacted people's sense of individual responsibility," Ipsos Malaysia interim manager Evelyn Tan, and its research executives Hariprasath and Amirul Hakimi said in a jo...