Brits know climate change is happening but aren’t very concerned about it
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Most Brits believe that climate change is happening, but few are very worried about it and only a minority feel very responsible to reduce it, according to the latest British Social Attitudes report.
- Minority thinks climate change is mainly or entirely due to human activity but vast majority believes that climate change is at least in part caused by human activity
- Young people most worried about climate change but least likely to save energy
- Most feel moderate level of personal responsibility and lack of optimism about reducing climate change
The findings, from the European Social Survey (ESS), show that 93% of people acknowledge that the world’s climate is at least probably changing. Only 39% say they have given climate change ‘a great deal’ or ‘a lot’ of thought. 21% say they have given it very little thought or no thought at all.
Younger and more educated people are more convinced that climate change exist; however, even among graduates and 18– to 34–year–olds, only two-thirds ...
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