UK: climate change perceptions 2019

This statistic shows how serious a problem climate change is at the moment according to residents in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019. The majority of respondents believe climate change is a very serious problem at the moment, with a share of 79 percent.

How serious a problem do you think climate change is at this moment?*

Characteristic	Share of respondents
Not at all a serious problem	6%
A fairly serious problem	14%
A very serious problem	79%
Don't know	1%

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Release date

September 2019

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Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

April 9-23, 2019

Number of respondents

1,052 respondents

Method of interview

Face-to-face interview

Supplementary notes

*This question was phrased by the source as follows: "And how serious a problem do you think climate change is at this moment? Please use a scale from 1 to 10, with '1' meaning it is "not at all a serious problem" and '10' meaning it is "an extremely serious problem"
1-4 = Not a serious problem, 5-6 = A fairly serious problem, 7-10 = A very serious problem

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