Climate Barometer

One week until the launch of our new 'Signal in the Noise' publication that tells a story - told through data - of the climate discourse in the UK in 2023/24. We're excited to announce that Lucy Holdaway from the Local Storytelling Exchange will be joining us as a speaker on the day alongside Jamie Clarke from ACT Climate Labs, to capture the trends and shifts in public opinion over the last 15 months. If you haven't signed up yet, you can register your attendance here: https://lnkd.in/e3tfwHjC

On December 11th we'll be launching 'Signal in the Noise’ — a new publication that tracks trends in public opinion, set against the evolution of online narratives captured by ACT Climate Labs. Our launch event will feature us capturing the past ‘15 months in 15 minutes’ plus discussion and analysis from ACT Climate Labs, and more guests TBC. A sneak peek at some of the questions we'll be exploring: > What led Rishi Sunak to water down the government’s net zero commitments after the Uxbridge by-election > Why divisive language on ‘NIMBYs and blockers’ won’t build the support for Labour’s ambitious clean power plans > How a stormy start to 2024 revealed a disconnect in people’s perceptions of climate risks > What voter hesitation on heat pumps and electric vehicles means - and why better public engagement is essential to dispelling myths Register to attend here: https://lnkd.in/e3tfwHjC

Support for local wind and solar projects is hugely underestimated by both MPs and the public in the UK. That's according to Climate Barometer's latest opinion tracker, featured this week in BusinessGreen. MPs and public believe most people would oppose renewables in their local area, but the overwhelming majority say they would support them Only 25% of the public and 27% of MPs say that most people would support the building of new renewable energy projects in their local area, whereas the majority (63%) of the public say they would support the construction of new renewable energy projects, even if they are built in their local area. A small number (14%) give what could be described as ‘NIMBY’ responses, by saying they would support such projects only if they are not built in their local area, or would oppose them if they are. Read the full piece here (note: there is a paywall): https://lnkd.in/eyZnkfY8 We will also feature the latest findings in our next newsletter, so sign up if you haven't already!

We're thrilled to collaborate with Climate Barometer on their new publication, 'Signal in the Noise'. Join the online event launch on Dec 11th to discuss the past ‘15 months in 15 minutes’ https://lnkd.in/dpPVJuQq

We're launching a new publication! 'Signal in the Noise’ is a publication that tracks trends in public opinion, and in collaboration with ACT Climate Labs, these trends are set against the evolution of online narratives. From the 2023 Uxbridge by-election to the first ‘100 days’ of the new Labour government, we’ll be bringing the story up to date with the latest wave of polling data tracking public and political opinions on #climatechange and #netzero. To celebrate, we're hosting an online launch event that will feature speakers from UK's climate space capturing the past ‘15 months in 15 minutes’. The event will be held: Wednesday 11th December, 12:30 - 1:15 pm (GMT) Reserve your spot to attend here: https://lnkd.in/e3tfwHjC

📣 New guide! 📣 Heat pumps are an important part of the clean energy picture in the UK. But only about 1% of UK homes have a heat pump today. The Climate Change Committee says this needs to be nearly 10% of all homes by 2030 – just five years from now. UK ministers have also confirmed they will go ahead with the previous Conservative government’s “clean heat market mechanism” AND that current noise restrictions on heat pumps will be scrapped to help with take-up - see POLITICO today: https://lnkd.in/ed6Rd8bK. Our new short guide shares insight on what people think about heat pumps, and explores how we can encourage more people to get one. 👀 Read now: https://lnkd.in/eJURJ-zq 📅 Join us at 11:00 today for a webinar to delve deeper into this topic - there's still time to register!: https://lnkd.in/eDn7yG-p

How does climate change affects extreme weather around the world? In the latest instalment of Climate Barometer's opinion tracker, an overwhelming majority think the UK is not well prepared to deal with climate change impacts and extreme weather with a total of 78% feeling that the UK was either 'Not well prepared' or 'Not prepared at all'. When it comes to specific impacts, flooding was viewed as the most pressing impact to deal with. And record breaking temperatures in recent years and heatwaves being the most personally experienced climate event (38%), only 36% feel it is the most pressing issue to deal with. This week Carbon Brief also updated their interactive map that includes more than 600 studies, covering almost 750 events and trends, on how climate change has influenced extreme weather. We'll be sharing more findings from our latest opinion tracker in the next few weeks, so subscribe to our newsletter to be the first to receive these! https://lnkd.in/erkEsJ-g

Taking on the NIMBYs. Beating the blockers. The end goal is commendable, but is this how UK voters would like to be described? If Labour wants to move fast and build things, it's time to stop the name calling. This week our co-director Susie Wang is in Politics.co.uk discussing how name-calling over concerns about local power projects not only dismisses and shuts down legitimate worries, but can lead to people doubling down on their initial reactions, further cementing divisions. She asks: "Can this Labour government be the one to move beyond NIMBYism once and for all?" and explores what actively involving the community in decision-making processes around renewable energy projects actually means. Read the full piece here: https://lnkd.in/eK-KSDKX

Today we are proud to launch Green and Global Britain, a website dedicated to navigating climate and foreign policy with the British Public. This collaboration between Engaging Climate, Global Optimism and More in Common provides insights from the most extensive British polling to date on how the public thinks Brits should work with other countries to tackle the global challenge of climate change. www.greenandglobal.org