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Whether the transition to net zero is — and is perceived to be — fair and just, is a central part of its success. Are measures implemented to address climate change experienced equally across the UK?
Our latest tracker data suggests that the answer is ‘no’. The chart below, from our polling in August, shows that the UK public’s awareness of measures to tackle climate change skews by income.
Those with higher incomes more likely to report traffic reduction, heat reduction, and flood defences in their local areas. Those of the public on the lowest incomes are most likely to say that they have seen ‘none of the above’.
Latest Climate Barometer tracking finds that people in Scotland and London are most likely to have seen measures to address climate change in their local area.
As highlighted in the chart below, people in Scotland are most likely to have noticed
Londoners are similar, but also noting more EV infrastructure, traffic reduction measures and flood defences. Londoners are also by far the most likely of all regions to have seen heat reduction measures implemented in their area.
Those in the North of England, Wales, England’s East and the Midlands, and the South are more likely than those in Scotland and London to say that they have seen ‘none of the above’ in their area.
This data points to emerging evidence for gaps and inequalities in the regional implementation of climate measures, building on other Climate Barometer tracker data showing income gaps around the same measures.
Commentary & Analysis
11th June 2026
As climate impacts intensify, who should pay for the costs?
A substantial majority endorse the idea that the biggest polluters and risk creators should contribute more to the costs of climate impacts.