CAST BRIEFING 26 - April 2024 - Public perceptions of climate change and policy action in the UK, China, Sweden and Brazil from 2020 – 2023

Trust in the UK government to address climate change remains low and less than 5% of respondents believe the UK is prepared to deal with the negative impacts of climate change. [...] Based at the University of Bath, our additional core partners are Cardiff University, the University of Bath, our additional core partners are Cardiff University, the University of East Anglia, the University of York, the University of the University of East Anglia, the University of York, the University of Manchester and the charity Climate Outreach. [...] Public perceptions of climate change and policy action in the UK, China, Sweden and Brazil from 2020 – 2023 | April 2024 2 Introduction Methods and Sample The results presented in this briefing are from a series of annual online surveys conducted as part of the first phase of the CAST centre. [...] The effects of climate change continue to be felt across the world, with a majority of respondents in each country believing that we are already feeling the effects of climate change (UK = 73%, China = 61%, Sweden = 65%, Brazil = 87%). [...] Graphic 6: Infographic on how prepared participants believe the UK is to deal with the negative impacts of climate change Public perceptions of climate change and policy action in the UK, China, Sweden and Brazil from 2020 – 2023 | April 2024 8 Summary and recommendations Over the last four years, the UK has seen some of the highest temperatures on record since 1884¹.