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1 in 4 believe global average temperatures are likely to be limited to 1.5°C higher than pre-industrial levels by 2100

One in four UK adults (26%) believe global average temperatures are likely to, or definitely will, be limited to 1.5°C higher than pre-industrial levels by 2100. In contrast, over two in five UK adults (41%) believe it unlikely.

This is the proportion of respondents selecting “Definitely will/Very likely to/Fairly likely to” or “Fairly unlikely to/Very unlikely to/Definitely will not” when asked “How likely or unlikely do you think it is that global average temperatures will be limited to 1.5°C higher than pre-industrial levels by 2100?”. For more details and information on this study, please refer to the PDF on this page to view the full survey’s results.

Technical Note

On behalf of People Get Real, Ipsos interviewed a representative quota sample of 2,105 adults aged 16-75 between 9th – 12th September 2023. Ipsos used its online i:omnibus and the sample obtained is representative of the population with quotas on age, gender, region and working status. Data has been weighted to the known offline population proportions of this audience for gender and working status within age, social grade, government office region and education level.

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