UK Climate Emergency Poll - Press Release

So, yesterday, we launched a Press Release giving the results of our early data analysis of the flash poll on the Climate and Nature Emergencies which we launched a week and a half ago.

We shared the raw data so far on an ArcGIS Online map.

The key findings were:
  • nearly three quarters of respondents believe that the UK Government (47%) and industry (25%) hold the biggest responsibility for tackling the climate and nature emergencies
  • nearly three quarters of respondents (71%) felt that the UK Government is not doing enough to tackle the climate and nature emergencies and more than half (62%) felt that businesses were not doing enough
  • only 15% of respondents were ‘very hopeful’ that people in the UK can help find a solution, though a third (38%) were ‘hopeful’ about this being achieved
  • just over half of respondents (52%) say they feel it is possible to stop the loss of species on Earth
  • just one in three respondents (38%) felt they were individually doing enough to tackle the climate and nature emergencies.
Plymouth University shared the Press release.

Caroline Clason shared her detailed thoughts on the outcome of the poll on her Melting Planet blog.

Ashden Less CO2 & Canterbury Christchurch University press release with information

Geographers for Life are currently

  • Paul Chatterton, Professor of Urban Futures at the University of Leeds. 
  • Caroline Clason, Lecturer in Physical Geography at the University of Plymouth. 
  • Ben King, Teacher at Churston Ferrers Grammar School, Torbay, Devon. 
  • Paula Owens – Teacher, mentor @LESSCO2Schools, visiting Research Ffellow Canterbury Christ Church University.
  • Alan Parkinson, JVP of the Geographical Association, King's Ely School.
  • Daniel Raven-Ellison, explorer.
  •  Iain Stewart, Professor of Geoscience Communication at the University of Plymouth.
Follow us on Twitter @Geo4Life, and let us know if you'd like to get involved in future activity.

We have a job of work to do.

Here is what the respondents wanted the new Prime Minister to do.


The poll is still up if you'd like to participate.

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