New report: Priorities for public engagement in climate policy
- Jan 15
- 1 min read
Updated: Aug 3
This new report summarises our recent research on how the public currently feel about climate change – what action they want and what they find frustrating – and offers three priorities for policy makers that will help achieve better climate action.
Our research has found that people are deeply concerned about climate change, but governments have a poor track record of engaging the public and so trust is low. Political leaders can create well-supported policies by showing that they understand people’s concern, and match that concern with confident, ambitious policies.
Based on our research, we present three high-level proposals to help achieve the cross-government Net Zero Mission, including the creation of a permanent Citizens’ Panel on climate. Lastly, we present the most supported policies derived from an analysis of the outcomes of over thirty Citizens’ Assemblies and Juries held across the UK.
