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Written question asked by Rob Marris (Labour) on Monday, 6 July 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 9 July 2009. It was answered by Joan Ruddock (Labour) on Thursday, 9 July 2009 on behalf of the Department of Energy and Climate Change.


Climate Change: Public Awareness

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what recent assessment he has made of the level of awareness among the public of the consequences of climate change.
Answer

In March 2009, as part of the Act on CO2 Campaign, our independent research showed that about 90 per cent. of those consulted indicated that they were aware of climate change.Recent qualitative research studies, commissioned separately by the Department for Transport, and by my Department, probed what people actually know, and suggested that levels of literacy about climate change are low and fragmented.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
495 c968W; 285164
Session
2008-09
Question not reached
Yes
Subjects
Climate change Public opinion
Link
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