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UK politicians vastly overestimate public opposition to climate policies, study finds

Members of Parliament from the UK's three biggest political parties in the House of Commons significantly overestimate levels of public resistance to major policy proposals for tackling climate change, a University of Cambridge study suggests. The work is published in Communications Sustainability.

UK politicians vastly overestimate public opposition to climate policies, study finds
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Members of Parliament from the UK's three biggest political parties in the House of Commons significantly overestimate levels of public resistance to major policy proposals for tackling climate change, a University of Cambridge study suggests. The work is published in Communications Sustainability.

Originally published at Phys.org

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