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Levels of concern over alternative energy investment in the United Kingdom (UK) 2018
Levels of concern over alternative energy investment in the United Kingdom (UK) 2018
How concerned, if at all, are you that the UK is not investing fast enough in alternative sources of energy?*
by Ian Tiseo,
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May 29, 2018
This statistic shows how concerned respondents to the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Energy and Climate Change Public Attitude Tracking Survey in the United Kingdom (UK) are about the UK's level of alternative energy investment in 2018. Overall, the responses suggest there is a relatively high level of concern about this issue, with 71 percent of respondents indicating they are either very concerned, or fairly concerned about the issue. Six percent are not at all concerned about the issue, while three percent do not know if they are concerned or not.
How concerned, if at all, are you that the UK is not investing fast enough in alternative sources of energy?*
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| Percentage of respondents | |
|---|---|
| Very concerned | 24% |
| Fairly concerned | 47% |
| Not very concerned | 20% |
| Not at all concerned | 6% |
| Don't know | 3% |
| Percentage of respondents | |
|---|---|
| Very concerned | 24% |
| Fairly concerned | 47% |
| Not very concerned | 20% |
| Not at all concerned | 6% |
| Don't know | 3% |
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by Ian Tiseo,
last edited
May 29, 2018
This statistic shows how concerned respondents to the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Energy and Climate Change Public Attitude Tracking Survey in the United Kingdom (UK) are about the UK's level of alternative energy investment in 2018. Overall, the responses suggest there is a relatively high level of concern about this issue, with 71 percent of respondents indicating they are either very concerned, or fairly concerned about the issue. Six percent are not at all concerned about the issue, while three percent do not know if they are concerned or not.
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- April 2018
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- United Kingdom
- Survey time period
- March 28 to April 6, 2017
- Number of respondents
- 2,102 respondents
- Age group
- Special properties
- UK households
- Method of interview
- Face-to-face interview
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- * Originally asked as ''And still thinking about the next 10-20 years, how concerned, if at all, are you about...''
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- Region
- United Kingdom
- Survey time period
- March 28 to April 6, 2017
- Number of respondents
- 2,102 respondents
- Age group
- Special properties
- UK households
- Method of interview
- Face-to-face interview
- Supplementary notes
- * Originally asked as ''And still thinking about the next 10-20 years, how concerned, if at all, are you about...''
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