Two-thirds of people in the UK recognise there is a climate emergency and 76% say that they would cast their vote differently to protect the planet. “Climate activists, young and old, have put the UK government under enormous pressure to officially recognise the climate emergency we are facing,” he said. The manifesto was released alongside polling carried out by Opinium in the midst of the Extinction Rebellion protests. It found:63% of British public think they are in a climate emergency. The Labour party, which is committed to overseeing a “green industrial revolution”, declared a climate emergency in March.

Source: The Guardian April 30, 2019 08:15 UTC