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The ‘culture war’ on net zero: Why have Brits stopped supporting climate policies?

The UK’s “sense of urgency” on achieving net zero and supporting climate policies has taken a drastic tumble, according to a new survey.

In 2019, the UK became the first major economy in the world to pass laws to end its contribution to global warming. The ambitious target legally binds the nation to bring all greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050, compared with its previous target of at least an 80 per cent reduction from 1990 levels. (snip)

In 2021, surveys found that 54 per cent of the British public believed the UK government should achieve net zero before the 2050 target. Now, this has fallen to just 29 per cent.

The study*, carried out by the Policy Institute at King’s College London, Ipsos and the Centre for Climate Change and Social Transformations also found that the proportion who feel the UK either doesn’t need to reach net zero by 2050 – or shouldn’t have a net zero target at all – has risen from nine per cent to 26 per cent over the same period.

Researchers warn that between 2024 and 2025, support for climate-driven policies such as low-traffic neighbourhoods, taxes on those who fly more, subsidies for electric vehicle (EV) purchases and a tax on environmentally damaging foods have all declined.

At the same time, opposition to some of these measures is now greater than support for them, marking a “stark reversal” of earlier attitudes.

I wonder if the study will jump into why?

Despite the majority of all age groups still favouring net zero by 2050, the percentage of 16-34-year-olds backing the target has dropped from 59 per cent in 2021 to 37 per cent in 2050.

Now, that has to hurt. If the yutes are bowing out of the cult, that does not bode well for the cult going forward. Bummer!

Anyhow, they try and blame the wider culture wars for diverting the attention of Brits, as well as the media focusing less on it. I’d suggest that people have had quite enough of the high taxes, high fees, high cost of energy, high cost of living. That they’re tired of government taking away their free speech, both because of climate cult beliefs and because the UK government has gone quite Fascist. They care more about 3rd worlders and Islamists being imported and given priority over actual British citizens. They do not want to be told what they can and can’t do, what they can and can’t buy, can and can’t eat. Where they can live. And so many more real world issues.

Doing Something about ‘climate change’ plays well in the 1st World when things are going well. When real world issues intrude no one actually cares.

Don’t think the Elites will give up, though. They will keep trying to shove cult business down the throats of the British citizens regardless.