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THREAD: How do people in the UK feel about #ClimateChange, & how willing are they to support climate policies or make lifestyle changes?
Our new wave 1 survey results reveal perceptions around:
Food
Travel & transport
Heating
Consumption
Here are 5 key takeaways: 1/
Our new wave 1 survey results reveal perceptions around:
Food Travel & transport Heating ConsumptionHere are 5 key takeaways: 1/
Climate concern remains high.
39% of people were very or extremely worried about climate change, up from 25% four years ago. Only 7% describe themselves as 'not at all worried'. 2/
39% of people were very or extremely worried about climate change, up from 25% four years ago. Only 7% describe themselves as 'not at all worried'. 2/
Most people support efforts to reduce air travel & overall material consumption but express less support for efforts to reduce meat consumption: Almost half think that we should definitely reduce the amount of energy we use, but only 24% feel the same way about meat. 3/
People tend to underestimate the role of greenhouse gas emissions from food and material consumption.
#CarFree travel options, reducing energy use at home, and flying less are seen by most people as the most impactful climate mitigation strategies. 4/
#CarFree travel options, reducing energy use at home, and flying less are seen by most people as the most impactful climate mitigation strategies. 4/
There is strong support for citizens' opinions to directly feed into political decisions about climate change. Almost half of respondents were supportive of political decision processes similar to a #CitizenAssembly.
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People are willing to consider changes to their own lifestyles - and we identified some widespread beliefs that could be barriers or challenges to lifestyle changes such as positive emotions associated with consumption of products and meat. 6/
Download the full briefing and infographic, with lots more detail on perceptions of urgency, the impact of #covid, support for specific policies, and beliefs linked to high carbon lifestyles.
Briefing
http://bit.ly/cast-08
Infographic http://bit.ly/CAST-wave1-graphic
Briefing
http://bit.ly/cast-08 Infographic
http://bit.ly/CAST-wave1-graphic
