Environment

Deloitte commissioned Ipsos to survey UK adults on their attitudes to some of the key challenges facing the public sector: tax and spending, public services, social mobility, devolution, and the environment

The Environment & Energy team within the Social Research Institute has been awarded first place in the Innovation category of the Evaluating Development Interventions for Transformational Change Award.

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.

Ipsos's second Aviation Index survey for NATS (National Air Traffic Services) finds the public more likely to anticipate adverse Brexit-related impacts on flying, and keener on the industry delivering sustainable flying.

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

The July 2019 Ipsos Issues Index confirms that Brexit remains the biggest issue facing Britain for a majority of the public.

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.

The Ipsos Issues Index for June 2019 shows that Brexit continues to be a big issue for two thirds of Britons, while concern about pollution and the environment remains elevated