According to a 2024 survey, 64 percent of UK business decision makers believe the economy will benefit overall from a fossil fuel exit. The same survey also found that 56 percent believed more jobs would be created.
Opinion of business leaders on the economic impact of a fossil fuel phase-out in the United Kingdom in 2024
Original survey question asked as: "Which, if any, of the following do you think will happen as a result of the phase out of fossil fuels in energy production in the UK?"
Percentage points exceeding 100 percent are probably due to rounding.
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Public First. (November 24, 2024). Opinion of business leaders on the economic impact of a fossil fuel phase-out in the United Kingdom in 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1545636/uk-survey-on-fossil-fuel-phase-out-economic-impact/
Public First. "Opinion of business leaders on the economic impact of a fossil fuel phase-out in the United Kingdom in 2024." Chart. November 24, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1545636/uk-survey-on-fossil-fuel-phase-out-economic-impact/
Public First. (2024). Opinion of business leaders on the economic impact of a fossil fuel phase-out in the United Kingdom in 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1545636/uk-survey-on-fossil-fuel-phase-out-economic-impact/
Public First. "Opinion of Business Leaders on The Economic Impact of a Fossil Fuel Phase-out in The United Kingdom in 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Nov 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1545636/uk-survey-on-fossil-fuel-phase-out-economic-impact/
Public First, Opinion of business leaders on the economic impact of a fossil fuel phase-out in the United Kingdom in 2024 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1545636/uk-survey-on-fossil-fuel-phase-out-economic-impact/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Opinion of business leaders on the economic impact of a fossil fuel phase-out in the United Kingdom in 2024 [Graph], Public First, November 24, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1545636/uk-survey-on-fossil-fuel-phase-out-economic-impact/
