South Africans’ confidence that a climate crisis will be averted in their lifetimes has declined from 58.9% in 2021 to 56.6% this year, the ‘Epson Climate Reality Barometer’ report shows. Further, the findings also suggest that age is a factor, with the oldest age range – those older than 55 – most concerned about climate change, at more than 15%, while those in the 45 to 54 and 16 to 24 age ranges, at under 7% each, the least concerned.