Financial Post

Supporters of the UK’s three major political parties – Labour, Conservatives, and Liberal-Democrats – don’t often agree but on one major issue they are of one mind -all agree that humans can’t be blamed for global warming. Only 45% of Labour voters, 38% of Conservative voters, and 47% of Liberal-Democrats, believe global warming is man-made.

This all-party consensus is also an all-age consensus: Only 42% of 18-34 years, 41% of 35-54 years olds, and 42% of those 55 and older agree that humans can’t be blamed for global warming. And it is an all-gender consensus: 40% of men and 43% of women agree.
All parties and all age groups also agree that global warming isn’t the most serious problem that the UK faces, including among many who believe that man is causing global warming. All told, 72% believe that other problems are more serious than global warming or that global warming isn’t serious at all. Among Labour voters, the figure is 68% compared to 78% for Conservatives and 68% for Liberal-Democrats.

This polling data was prepared for the UK newspaper, The Times, by the polling firm of Populus. It is based on interviews with 1504 adults taken between Nov. 4 and Nov 6.