This survey is part of a climate change public attitude survey in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2021. 'Climate change is mainly caused by human activity' was the most popular response, with 38 percent of respondents saying that was the statement most closely reflecting their views.
Thinking about the causes of climate change, which, if any, of the following best describes your opinion?
Characteristic
Percentage of respondents
Climate change is mainly caused by human activity
38%
Climate change is partly caused by natural processes and partly caused by human activity
33%
Climate change is entirely caused by human activity
13%
Climate change is mainly caused by natural processes
6%
Don't know / no opinion
5%
Climate change is entirely caused by natural processes
4%
I don't think there is such a thing as climate change
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UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (May 13, 2021). Thinking about the causes of climate change, which, if any, of the following best describes your opinion? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 13, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/426775/united-kingdom-uk-views-on-cause-of-climate-change/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Thinking about the causes of climate change, which, if any, of the following best describes your opinion?." Chart. May 13, 2021. Statista. Accessed November 13, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/426775/united-kingdom-uk-views-on-cause-of-climate-change/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (2021). Thinking about the causes of climate change, which, if any, of the following best describes your opinion?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 13, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/426775/united-kingdom-uk-views-on-cause-of-climate-change/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Thinking about The Causes of Climate Change, Which, If Any, of The following Best Describes Your Opinion?." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 May 2021, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/426775/united-kingdom-uk-views-on-cause-of-climate-change/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Thinking about the causes of climate change, which, if any, of the following best describes your opinion? Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/426775/united-kingdom-uk-views-on-cause-of-climate-change/ (last visited November 13, 2024)
Thinking about the causes of climate change, which, if any, of the following best describes your opinion? [Graph], UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, May 13, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/426775/united-kingdom-uk-views-on-cause-of-climate-change/
