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Attitudes and behaviour towards climate change

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Description

Statistics tables on public attitudes towards climate change and public private transport. These statistics are produced by the Department for Transport.

Policy areas
Environment Transport
Update cadence
Ad hoc
Subject area
Climate change attitudes and behaviour
Publisher
Department for Transport
Published
10 November 2012
Data files
File Type Size
Levels of belief in climate change xlsx —
Levels of concern about climate change xlsx —
Perceived personal influence with regards to limiting climate change xlsx —
Willingness to change behaviour to limit climate change xlsx —
Perceived contributors to climate change xlsx —
Which forms of transport are perceived as contributing to climate change xlsx —
Frequency of car travel xlsx —
Change in level of car use over the last 12 months xlsx —
Willingness to reduce car use xlsx —
Proportion of adults willing to reduce their car use, broken down by opinions on achievability xlsx —
Willingness to share car journeys more often instead of driving alone - full license holders only xlsx —
Proportion of drivers willing to share car journeys more often rather than driving alone, broken down by opinions on achievability - full licence holders only xlsx —
Frequency of public transport use xlsx —
Willingness to use public transport more often instead of travelling by car xlsx —
Proportion of adults willing to use public transport more often instead of travelling by car, broken down by opinions on achievability xlsx —
Frequency of cycling xlsx —
Willingness to cycle more often instead of travelling by car xlsx —
Proportion of adults willing to cycle more often instead of travelling by car, broken down by opinions on achievability xlsx —
Willingness to walk more often instead of travelling by car xlsx —
Proportion of adults willing to walk more instead of travelling by car, broken down by opinions on achievability xlsx —
Support for increasing tax/charges to encourage people to travel by car less xlsx —
Support for more tax being spent on public transport instead of other things xlsx —
Support for more tax being spent on improving cycling facilities instead of other things xlsx —
Willingness to pay to learn to drive in a more environmentally friendly way - full license holders only xlsx —
Willingness to reduce motorway speed - full license holders only xlsx —
Support for more coverage of environmentally friendly driving in the practical part of the driving test xlsx —
Support for more action to enforce the motorway speed limit xlsx —
Factors considered important when buying a car - full license holders only xlsx —
Factors considered important when buying a car - Costs - full license holders only xlsx —
Willingness to buy a car with lower CO2 emissions - full licence holders only xlsx —
Support for higher taxes to try to stop people buying cars with high CO2 emissions xlsx —
Support for a ban on the sale of cars with high CO2 emissions xlsx —
Perceived levels of knowledge about electric cars - full license holders only xlsx —
Perceived barriers to buying electric cars/vans - full license holders only xlsx —
What would encourage drivers to buy an electric car/van? - full license holders only xlsx —
Frequency of air travel xlsx —
Willingness to reduce air travel xlsx —
Support for increased taxes/other charges to encourage reduction in air travel xlsx —

Data files last checked: 28 May 2026

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