Commentary & Analysis

Signal in the Noise is Climate Barometer’s annual publication that monitors and makes sense of patterns and trends in opinion on climate change

Despite intensifying campaigns against net zero by opponents of green policies, our tracker shows support for the 2050 net zero target holding steady.    

The Autumn Budget is out. Here’s a preview of what the tracker reveals about what people blame for the cost of energy bills, taxing the super rich, and who pays for net zero.

“How can you connect the compelling reasons for action with net zero as a policy framework?” A new nationally representative message testing study explores this question, in collaboration with Public First and ECF.

New analysis from Climate Barometer reveals more than half of Britons say they ‘rarely’ or ‘never’ share their opinions on climate change in everyday conversations.

With new tracker data being launched, we show how the solid support for climate action has become disconnected from the ‘noise’ surrounding net zero.

Making sense of public opinion on sustainable food and diet changes in 2025 – from willingness and perception gaps, to policies and public engagement.

A review of Conservative’s net zero sentiment, as Kemi Badenoch rolls back her party’s commitment to the 2050 target.

A story – told through data – of the climate discourse in the UK.  

Taking on the NIMBYs. Beating the blockers. The end goal is commendable, but is this how UK voters would like to be described?

(This commentary has been adapted from a published opinion article in Politics.co.uk)

Labour’s first 100 days in office have been critical for crystallising the new government’s agenda on climate. But exactly how green is the new cohort of MPs?

Following the General Election, there is a clear uptick in support for the country’s net zero targets. Support for net zero by 2050 is at its highest point in almost 2 years,  yet enthusiasm for some flagship policies hasn’t yet caught up.

In the wake of the 2024 General Election results, what do MPs need to bear in mind in terms of voters’ climate opinions?

People of colour in the UK are disproportionately affected by climate change impacts. But despite this, there remains a lack of research around diversity, experience and engagement with climate change. 

Trust is the currency in which all communicators trade – and currently, its in short supply. Against this backdrop, do climate campaigns stand a chance?