The UK government’s Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy published a report today showing the results of a an online survey into public perceptions of climate change and net zero.

Broadly speaking, ‘net zero’ is supported, but most people think we’ll achieve that through energy efficiency.

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Climate change was perceived to be affecting other countries more than respondents’ local area within the UK although half of respondents (50%) felt that their local area had been affected to ‘at least some extent’.
  • Eighty-three percent of participants reported that climate change was a concern.
  • Fourteen percent of participants perceived climate change as affecting their local area by ‘a great deal’ compared to 42% of UK participants perceiving climate change as affecting other countries by ‘a great deal’.
  • Eighty-six percent of UK participants perceived other countries to be experiencing climate change effect to ‘at least some extent’.
  • Around half (54%) of participants perceived their local area to be experiencing climate change effect to ‘at least some extent’.
Source: Climate change and net zero: public awareness and perceptions | GOV.UK