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Survey: 70 per cent of UK public want urgent climate action

Toby Hill

19 June 2019 • 5 min read

As candidates to become Prime Minister reassert support for net zero goal, major survey reveals climate change has become a 'mainstream issue' for the British public

The UK public want to see more action from politicians to tackle climate change, according to a new survey released today suggesting seven in 10 Britons want "urgent action" to protect the planet. The...

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