Londoners' Attitudes to Climate Change
A new Ipsos survey for the Evening Standard reveals that over half of Londoners (57%) think the media has helped encourage people to behave more environmentally friendly. However, Londoners are unsure which political party would do most to help protect the environment -- over a third (36%) say they don't know which political party has the best policies on climate change and 12% do not rate any party's environmental policies. Among the parties, the Greens are most often mentioned (25%) as having the best policies on climate change; the three major parties are equally unlikely to be perceived as having the best climate change agenda (9% Conservative, 8% Labour, 8% Liberal Democrat).
Topline Results
- Results are based on telephone interviews with 1,002 residents in the Greater London area.
- Interviews were conducted between the 9-14 November 2006.
- Data are weighted to reflect the London population profile.
- Where results do not sum to 100%, this may be due to multiple responses, computer rounding or the exclusion of don't knows / not stated.
Q1 To what extent do you agree or disagree that:
| Strongly agree | Tend to agree | Neither agree nor disagree | Tend to disagree | Strongly disagree | Don't know | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | % | % | |
| Recent media coverage of climate change has encouraged people to change their behaviour to help protect the environment | 20 | 37 | 6 | 21 | 13 | 3 |
| The cost of residents' parking in London should be linked to how polluting their car is | 36 | 22 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 5 |
Q2 Which political party do you think has the best policies on climate change?
| % | |
|---|---|
| Conservative | 9 |
| Labour | 8 |
| Liberal Democrat | 8 |
| Green | 25 |
| UK Independence | * |
| Other | * |
| None | 12 |
| Don't know | 36 |
