1、PEOPLE AND PEOPLE AND CLIMATE CHANGECLIMATE CHANGEPublic attitudes to the climate crisisand the transition to net zeroApril 2026 Ipsos|People and Climate Change 2026 Ipsos|People and Climate Change 2025ForewordWelcome to the Ipsos People and Climate Change report which explores perceptions of the ri

2、sks facing us from the climate crisis as well as attitudes to the energy transition.Three of the last four years have been the hottest on record.Yet the individual desire to act on climate change has fallen over the same period.That tension sits at the heart of this report.What the data tells us is

3、not a story of apathy.People still believe action is needed in 28 of 31 countries,a majority say individuals must do more.But exhaustion is setting in,and expectations are shifting.Citizens are increasingly looking to governments and businesses to lead.This years report covers the full landscape of

4、that shift:from changing consumer values to the growing conditionality around the energy transition,and what rising geopolitical instability means for our relationship with fossil fuels.Fieldwork was completed before the current conflict in Iran,yet its effects are already visible sharpening anxieti

5、es about energy dependence and raising urgent questions about whether this moment accelerates the transition to cleaner energy or stalls it.We explore what this means for electric vehicle uptake,why values-based shopping is proving more resilient than many expected,and how cost of living and conflic

6、t are reshaping public attitudes in ways that matter for business,policy and society.This document contains headline data from the study.For the full question set and country-level data,please get in touch.Sue Phillips,Global ESG Lead,IpsosSue.PhillipsIYou can find our latest insights and what actio