The British public thinks climate change risks human extinction
A new poll has shown that most people in the UK see climate change as a threat to human survival.
Around 54% of Brits polled by ComRes agreed that “climate change threatens our extinction as a species”. Just 25% disagreed.
The Extinction Rebellion movement has been making the case that climate change threatens human survival.
Their tactics have included blocking roads and public transport in London and taking direct action against organisations it accuses of fuelling climate change.
Around 26% of those polled said they agreed with both the aims and the tactics of Extinction Rebellion while 32% said they did not.
As the UK’s adult population is around 44m, this suggests about 11m people support Extinction Rebellion despite its controversial tactics – with a far greater number sharing the movement’s concern over climate change.
One of Extinction Rebellion’s demands is that the government declares a climate emergency.
Today, parliament will debate whether or not to declare to do so after Labour called a vote on the issue.
The Liberal Democrats, Greens, Scottish National Party and Plaid Cymru are expected to vote with the Labour Party to declare a climate emergency.
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