Climate change

Are consumers ready to change their habits when it comes to plastic packaging and waste? Or should more of the responsibility lie with manufacturers? Our new global survey reveals the latest thinking.

New polling for UK charity Possible has found that a quarter (23%) of adults have heard the Conservative party discuss climate change issues in the last 12 months.

Public perceptions of flying depend on two key factors – cost and convenience. Only one in seven people in the UK (13%) said they would use a form of transportation with a lower carbon footprint than air travel even if it were less convenient or more expensive.

Misperceptions about climate change and the natural environment are widespread in Britain, according to the 2019 Perils of Perception study by Ipsos and King's College London.

New polling shows 85% of Britons are now concerned about climate change, with the majority (52%) very concerned.

Does public pressure mean that we are reaching a tipping point whereby big business has no choice but to pursue a sustainable finance strategy? Ben Page writes for the Social Market Foundation.

Most are more willing to take personal actions to cut down waste, but are sceptical of policy actions.

The National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) commissioned Ipsos to conduct mixed-methods research on the challenges facing UK infrastructure in a range of areas: waste, digital communications, water, flooding, energy and transport.

Looking ahead one in two (48%) are worried that residential and industrial growth in their country over the next 5 to 10 years will put their clean water supply at risk.