'Green Britain' Survey

Q1 As far as you know, do you personally think the world's climate is changing, or not?

Topline Results

  • Ipsos interviewed a representative quota sample of 600 adults in Great Britain aged 16+.
  • Interviews were conducted by telephone between 3-5 July 2007.
  • Data are weighted to match the profile of the population.
  • All figures based on 'Sun readers' are based on 151 Sun readers.
  • Full data tabulations (weighted and unweighted) are available upon request.

Q1 As far as you know, do you personally think the world's climate is changing, or not?

  November 2005 July 2007 July 2007 Sun readers
  % % %
Yes 91 88 87
No 4 8 11
Don't know 5 4 1

Q2 How much of a problem, if at all, do you think climate change will be for future generations, assuming no action is taken now? Would you say climate change is ...?

  July 2007 July 2007 Sun readers
  % %
The most significant problem facing future generations 35 41
A significant problem 43 40
A problem, but not that significant 14 13
Not a problem at all 5 5
Don't know 2 1

Q3 Do you think changes in the climate are ...?

  May 2002 Aug 2006 July 2007 July 2007 Sun readers
  % % % %
Mainly caused by natural processes 9 9 12 15
Partly caused by natural processes and partly caused by human activity 41 41 55 47
Mainly caused by human activity 44 46 32 36
Or do you think that there is no such thing as climate change 3 1 1 3
Don't know 3 3 1 0

Q4-8 Thinking now about environmental issues, to what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements?

  Strongly agree Tend to agree Neither agree nor disagree Tend to disagree Strongly disagree No opinion Agree Disagree
  % % % % % % % %
We are approaching the limit of the number of people the earth can support
August 2002 20 39 20 14 3 5 59 17
July 2007 32 24 10 20 9 5 56 29
July 2007 Sun readers 34 25 15 17 7 3 59 24
Human ingenuity will ensure that we keep the earth liveable
August 2002 7 45 26 16 3 4 52 19
July 2007 24 37 10 15 9 4 61 24
July 2007 Sun readers 31 35 10 12 8 4 66 20
Nature is strong enough to cope with the impact of modern industrial nations
August 2002 3 18 20 39 17 3 21 56
July 2007 7 16 6 27 41 2 23 68
July 2007 Sun readers 11 14 5 22 45 2 25 67
The so-called "ecological crisis" facing humankind has been greatly exaggerated
August 2002 4 21 28 32 9 6 25 41
July 2007 16 20 7 25 29 3 36 54
July 2007 Sun readers 19 19 5 27 25 5 38 52
If there is no change in the world, we will soon experience a major environmental crisis
August 2002 28 43 18 7 1 3 71 8
July 2007 43 27 7 15 6 3 70 21
July 2007 Sun readers 51 24 5 11 7 1 75 18

Q9 Do you know the energy ratings of ...?

  July 2007 July 2007 Sun readers
  % %
All of your household appliances 7 3
Some of your household appliances 49 46
None of your household appliances 41 47
Don't know 2 3

Q10 Approximately how many miles, if any, have you personally driven in the last twelve months?

  July 2007 July 2007 Sun readers
  % %
Up to 5,000 miles 32 25
5,001 - 10,000 miles 21 24
10,001 - 15,000 miles 11 9
15,001 - 20,000 miles 4 4
More than 20,000 miles 5 4
None / I do not drive 26 34
Don't know 1 1

Q11 Can you tell me how many short-haul holiday flights you have taken in the past 12 months? By short-haul I mean flights to European destinations or within the UK. Please count each journey to an end destination but not any changes of flight en route to that destination. So for example a return journey would count as two flights.

  July 2007 July 2007 Sun readers
  % %
None 58 62
1-2 25 24
3-4 9 6
5-6 3 5
7-8 2 3
9-10 1 1
11-12 * 0
13+ 1 0
Don't know 0 0

Q12 Can you tell me how many long-haul holiday flights you have taken in the past 12 months? By long-haul I mean flights to destinations such as America, Australia or the Caribbean. Please count each journey to an end destination but not any changes of flight en route to that destination. So for example a return journey would count as two flights.

  July 2007 July 2007 Sun readers
  % %
None 80 81
1-2 16 16
3-4 2 2
5-6 1 1
7-8 1 0
9-10 * 0
11-12 0 0
13+ * 0
Don't know 0 0

Q13 To what extent, if at all, would you say you are concerned about environmental damage caused by air travel?

  July 2007 July 2007 Sun readers
  % %
A great deal 19 19
A fair amount 44 43
Not very much 25 25
Not at all 9 12
Don't know 2 1

Q14 Which of the following statements best describes your attitude to recycling?

  July 2007 July 2007 Sun readers
  % %
I recycle even if it requires additional effort 75 68
I recycle if it does not require additional effort 20 25
I do not recycle 5 6
Don't know * 0

Q15 Which of these statements best describes how much you recycle?

  July 2007 July 2007 Sun readers
  % %
I recycle everything that can be recycled 41 35
I recycle a lot but not everything that can be recycled 43 48
I recycle sometimes 10 10
I do not recycle 6 7
Don't know 0 0

Q16-19 How often, if at all, do you recycle or compost the following everyday items? If you don't use an item, please tell me.

  Every time Most times Sometimes Rarely Never Don't use item
  % % % % % %
Newspaper / paper
July 2007 75 10 5 2 6 2
July 2007 Sun readers 69 15 7 * 7 2
Glass jars / bottles
July 2007 69 12 6 2 9 2
July 2007 Sun readers 60 13 10 2 14 1
Food tins / drink cans
July 2007 61 12 9 4 12 2
July 2007 Sun readers 57 12 11 4 14 2
Plastic bottles
July 2007 56 13 7 3 19 1
July 2007 Sun readers 50 15 8 5 21 2

Q20-21 Please tell me how often, if ever, you do the following:

  All of the time Some of the time Rarely Never Don't Know
  % % % % %
Use energy-saving light bulbs in your home
July 2007 39 40 6 14 *
July 2007 Sun readers 39 34 7 19 2
Make choices about the food/produce you buy based on how far it has been flown to reach Britain?
July 2007 10 31 18 41 1
July 2007 Sun readers 5 28 15 50 1

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