New @Opinium polling shows UK public overwhelmingly fear the costs of inaction on climate change more than the costs of action.
Completely contrary to what a small number of MPs have been arguing recently. #ukclimate
Completely contrary to what a small number of MPs have been arguing recently. #ukclimate
Alternatively you can say that across all demographics - Remain, Leave, young, old - voters worry more about the #costofSteveBaker than they do the #CostOfNetZero …!
More seriously, I do think some SW1 thinking on climate is way behind the public. This is not a polarised culture war issue (at least right now). As with lockdowns, fear of the problem means people are willing to accept some inconvenience.
That’s hardly surprising: pictures of walls of fire and catastrophic flooding makes this more real than before. And the popularity of eg Attenborough docs. It’s why the issue is now voters’ third highest priority.
That doesn’t mean there aren’t fault lines (meat eating; elite hypocrisy) and you still need ££ to reduce up-front costs, but the view that normal voters won’t wear action on climate belongs to 2001 not 2021. We can do this! 🟢
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