Action in the UK - Public attitudes to climate change
What do people think about climate change?
The most up-to-date research shows that few people in the UK understand what is actually causing climate change. But despite this, they do believe that climate change is happening, and that it is important.
Most people in the UK think that climate change:
- is confusing – they can't see how it relates to them;
- won't affect them personally;
- is a problem for the future, not now; and
- can't be affected by their individual actions, because the problem is so big.
Knowing this – and other facts about what people think about climate change – can help you decide what kind of messages will have the biggest impact on your target audience. And it can help you communicate at the right level for them.
Download the latest research to find out more about people's attitudes to climate change and to help improve the effectiveness of your communications. We now have the results of the third Public Attitudes to Climate Change survey, split into regions, available below:
Attitudes to climate change - Youth (Eng)
LVQ, a specialist youth research agency interviewed a random sample of 749 youngsters in England, aged 11-17. Fieldwork was carried out from May 24-30, 2006.
- Read the research (PDF 150 KB) (06/2006)
Public Attitudes to Climate Change
Public Attitudes to Climate Change 3 - Regional results (March 2006)
Additional research
Page last modified: 20 March 2008
Page published: 20 March 2008