Climate change fears hit high

Public concern about climate change has hit new highs as the issue has risen up the agenda in recent months, a UK Government survey suggests.

The findings were released as a letter from more than 100 “worried parents ”, in cluding actor Jude Law, former footballer Gary Lin eke rand musicians Jamie Cullum and Paloma Faith, was published demanding climate action.

Polling for the Business and Energy Department( Be is) found four fifths of people were now fairly or very concerned about climate change – the highest level since the regular survey began in 2012.

The new highs were driven by an increase in the number of people who are very concerned about the problem, with more than a third (35 per cent) saying they feel that way.

Almost half (48 per cent) said climate change was caused entirely or mainly by humans – the highest level recorded in the survey.