UK attitudes to renewable energy developments 2020

This statistic shows whether or not respondents to climate change public attitude survey in the United Kingdom (UK) would be likely to support a renewable energy development in their area between 2012 and 2020. Levels of agreement with the statement remain largely unchanged since 2012. In 2020, 33 percent of respondents strongly agreed with the statement, while 5 percent strongly disagreed in that year.

Would you would be happy to have a large scale renewable energy development in your area?*

Characteristic	Strongly agree	Slightly agree	Neither agree nor disagree	Slightly disagree	Strongly disagree	Don't know
2020	33%	30%	23%	8%	5%	1%
2019	30%	31%	23%	7%	7%	2%
2018	32%	33%	22%	6%	6%	1%
2017	27%	31%	26%	9%	7%	1%
2016	29%	27%	24%	9%	9%	2%
2015	27%	28%	24%	9%	10%	2%
2014	25%	34%	22%	8%	9%	2%
2013	26%	30%	22%	10%	11%	1%
2012	25%	30%	24%	9%	10%	1%

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Release date

May 2020

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Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

March 2012 to March 2020

Number of respondents

1,851 respondents

Age group

16 years and older

Special properties

UK households

Method of interview

Face-to-face interview

Supplementary notes

* Originally asked as ''I'm now going to read out a number of statements about renewable energy. Please tell me how much you agree or disagree with each one...I would be happy to have a large scale renewable energy development in my area''
Percentages may not total 100 percent due to rounding.
-Base 2018 = 2,102 UK households
-Base 2017 = 2,105 UK households
-Base 2016 = 2,105 UK households
-Base 2015 = 1,981 UK households.
-Base 2014 = 2,040 UK households.
-Base 2013 = 2,057 UK households.
-Base 2012 = 2,121 UK households.

Survey methodology up to 2019 was a Kantar face-to-face omnibus survey. In 2020, a temporary Kantar online panel type of survey was introduced, which was not based on a random sample of respondents. Due to a change in survey methodology, the source states that direct comparisons between time series is not possible.
This statistic is using original data from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and includes copyright material from © Crown, licensed under the Open Government License v3.0

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