THOMAS J SHEPSTONE
The Times of London just ran a story indicating the Brits are growing ever more skeptical of the global warming cuase and ever less willing to pay for the grift that works off the cause. Jo Nova discusses it here and below are the excerpts from the full Times story that caught my attention (emphasis added):
The number of Britons who think the dangers of global warming have been exaggerated has jumped by more than 50 per cent in the past four years, new research for The Times reveals today.
One in four voters now believe that concerns over climate change are not as real as scientists have said, amid growing public concern at the cost of the government’s net zero policies…
Experts said the findings showed that growing climate scepticism within mainstream politics in both Britain and the US was cutting through with voters, as the broad consensus on climate action breaks down…
Less than a third of the public support banning gas boilers in new homes, while only 30 per cent are in favour of banning new petrol and diesel cars — down from 51 per cent in 2021.
Support for new taxes on gas bills to encourage people to switch from boilers to heat pumps has also declined markedly, from 24 per cent four years ago to 16 per cent now.
People are far less prepared to pay for the cost of net zero than they were four years ago, even from a low base…
Support for new taxes on meat, such as beef, that produce a lot of carbon emissions has fallen from 33 per cent to 23 per cent.
The number of people prepared to see petrol prices go up has fallen from 36 per cent to 26 per cent.
Overall the percentage of people who say that individuals have a responsibility to combat climate change by altering their behaviour has fallen from 62 per cent to 49 per cent…
Adam Corner, a researcher in climate communications and public attitudes, said the shift in views was also being driven by a move from street protests in 2019 to a period now that involved more tangible changes in people’s lives.
He said: “We’ve got to the point where everything now is on the ground, it’s local, it’s in your house, it’s in your area. So it moves from a general principle of support to a question of how are the terms of the transition [to net zero] unfolding? I think there we are hitting a bit of a wall, because lots of consumer-facing policies are still too unaffordable for a lot of people.”
At the same time the number of people who have confidence in the successive government’s commitments to reduce net emissions to zero by 2050 has more than halved from 32 per cent to 15 per cent…
Miliband, the energy secretary, said: “The message from the majority of the British people is loud and clear; they want action from government to bring down energy bills with clean homegrown power, to invest in good jobs in our communities, and to protect our way of life for our children and grandchildren.
“That is why this government is delivering our clean energy mission, so we can get out country off the fossil fuel rollercoaster to give us energy security, bring down bills for good, and create jobs.
“Those who seek to divide communities with climate disinformation will not win because they do not represent the interests or values of the British people.”
Only 25 per cent of voters think government green measures will result in increased economic growth, while 30 per cent think it will have a negative impact — a 36 per cent increase over four years.
Only 23 per cent think it will increase the number of jobs, while 19 per cent think it will create few jobs. About one in four say it will have a negative impact on them personally — up from 15 per cent in 2021.
Notice, in particular, that the public is not buying into the bollocks regarding green jobs that Miliband is spouting in the UK and groups such as Penn Future are putting out here on this side of the Atlantic. The cultists and grifters keep saying it loudly but few believe them anymore.
This article (The Brits Are Rejecting Climate Change Bollocks As the Very Real Impacts on Their Daily Lives Become Sadly Apparent) was created and published by Emergy Security and Freedom and is republished here under “Fair Use” with attribution to the author Thomas J Shepstone
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Global Warming Exaggerated, Say Soaring Number of Britons
The number of Brits who think the dangers of global warming have been exaggerated has jumped by more than 50% in the past four years, while nearly 90% say they do not support energy bills rising to pay for Net Zero. The revelations come in new polling for the Times, which has the story.
One in four voters now believe that concerns over climate change are not as real as scientists have said, amid growing public concern at the cost of the Government’s Net Zero policies.
Less than a third of the public (30%) are in favour of banning new petrol and diesel cars — down from 51% in 2021.
Only 16% of voters said they would be prepared to pay higher gas bills to encourage the switch to electricity.
Experts said the findings showed that growing climate scepticism within mainstream politics in both Britain and the US was cutting through with voters, as the broad consensus on climate action breaks down. …
Four years ago climate change was identified as the fourth most important issue facing the country ahead of immigration and asylum, education and crime.
At the time only 11 per cent of the 1,600-plus people questioned said that global warming was not the result of human activity while only 16% believed that the warnings from scientists about its implications were exaggerated.
Now climate change has fallen right down the list of the public concerns while there has been a marked increase in climate scepticism. The environment has fallen behind issues such as the economy and immigration, but is still above education, transport and Brexit.
Today 16% of voters think global warming is not the result of human activity, while 25% think the threat has been exaggerated.
The findings come amid growing concern at the top of government that its climate change policies could cost it votes at the next election.
Nigel Farage has called for Net Zero policies to be scrapped, saying the backlash against green energy could become the “new Brexit” while the Conservatives have announced a review of their support for climate change policies amid warnings from Kemi Badenoch that the political consensus “cannot hold”.
Badenoch told the Times that the polling showed plan to reach net-zero emissions by 2050 will not work. She said: “Keir Starmer is living in a fantasy land while families pay the price. That is why I have said plainly: Net Zero in its current form is impossible.”
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Worth reading in full.
Stop Press: With Keir Starmer telling his new Cabinet that their priority must be “growth growth growth”, Ed Miliband’s extortionate Net Zero schemes may not survive November’s Budget, says the Telegraph.
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