Polling data from the More in Common think tank reveals a stark decline in public prioritisation of climate change.
Just 13 % of respondents now place it in their top three issues. Among Reform voters, the number plunges to 4 %; 11 % of Conservatives, 20 % of Labour supporters, and 24 % of Liberal Democrats do so. Even among Green voters, only 34 % rate it a major concern—overtaken today by cost of living (59 %) and healthcare (40 %).
This shift is more than a political footnote—it signals a deeper crisis of trust and fatigue. People are worn down by inflation, energy bills, and uncertainty. The rhetoric of climate action no longer inspires; it exhausts.
Polling from More in Common also shows that while many still believe climate change matters, support for the government’s net-zero agenda has drifted.
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The policy consensus frays
Untill recently, net zero was a rare point of cross-party agreement. But that consensus is unravelling. The Guardian’s environment coverage now reports that both the Conservative Party and Reform UK are openly questioning the viability of achieving zero emissions by 2050.
Some senior Conservatives have raised doubts about climate science and expressed concern about the cost burden on ordinary families.
Reform voices have echoed that net zero is unrealistic, arguing instead for adaptation and questioning the assumptions behind decarbonisation.
Cracks in public support and policy delivery
On the ground, the disconnect between climate concern and willingness to pay is widening. In the Climate Barometer tracker, 63 % of Britons still support the net zero target. But many now express confusion, ambivalence, or doubt about how it will be achieved. Trust is a big factor.
Citizens are increasingly sceptical that governments or industry can deliver a just and affordable transition. Doubts have grown especially strong among Conservative voters, whose support for the target has dropped sharply over the last year.
In one telling quote from a public poll:
“I don’t really understand this Net Zero thing … I think it’s a bit fake to be honest.”
This resembles a crisis of credibility. Without clear, tangible improvements, rhetoric rings hollow.
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Real cases of backlash & reversal
Now we are seeing political and institutional push-back. UK Opposition Shift: Kemi Badenoch, Conservative leader, publicly announced opposition to the 2050 net zero goal, calling it too costly and potentially damaging to the economy.
Political Fracturing: As reported in the Financial Times, the once-broad consensus on climate is now fractured. Some Conservative voices argue for watering down obligations or delaying deadlines.
Analysts warn that many are sceptical of paying the price for net zero.
Surveys and media commentary show that a growing number of people feel net zero policies have hit them more than helped them, especially in a cost-of-living crisis.
We must call for clarity, accountability, and justice in climate policy. We must connect policies to people’s everyday lives, show how transition can relieve suffering, and insist that solutions respect human dignity.
As Peter wrote:
1 Peter 3:15 But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear.
The cost of net zero on families
We recently reported that Net Zero is impoverishing the British people, sacrificing prosperity on the altar of an man-made idol of climate fanaticism.
A Reform UK MP said that scrapping the government’s “Net Stupid Zero” agenda could save families £1,000 a year.
This follows the government’s launch of another round of “green subsidies—Allocation Round 7 (AR7)“, encouraging wind and solar firms to bid for multi-billion-pound taxpayer-funded contracts.
Richard Tice MP warns this is a “conceit Britain cannot afford.”
We also reported how the push for net zero threatens jobs and endangers pedestrian safety in the country.
According to Offshore Energies UK (OEUK), the number of jobs in the oil and gas sector has declined significantly over the past decade, dropping from 117,900 to 74,100. During the same period, employment in Scotland’s low carbon and renewables sector has seen only modest growth, increasing from 23,200 to 25,700 jobs.
OEUK Chief Executive David Whitehouse said: ‘Labour either can’t do the maths or haven’t considered the alarming jobs impact that will be felt up and down the country. With no new investment, 42,000 jobs will go, and we could start to see the effects as early as this year.
Ezek 45:9 Thus saith the Lord GOD; Let it suffice you, O princes of Israel: remove violence and spoil, and execute judgment and justice, take away your exactions from my people, saith the Lord GOD.
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Read and Pray
Read: Deut 28:12; 1Chron 16:26; Jer 22:3; Lam 5:4; Psalm 118:9; Matt 6:33.
Pray: Thank God for opening the eyes of the British people to see through Net Zero lies. Pray for the Lord to raise up God-fearing leaders.
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