Almost half (44%) of Scots think that reaching net zero by 2045 would improve their quality of life, compared to just 1 in 10 who think it would make it worse – according to the Scottish government’s Climate Survey, published in April.
A third of households (33%) were finding it difficult to afford their energy bills whilst more than four in ten (42%) said they were having to cut back spending on food and other essentials to spend more on energy bills.
Almost three-quarters of those surveyed (72%) feel climate change is an urgent problem and almost all households experienced a severe weather event in the past 12 months. Almost half of adults (46%) felt worried about climate change, with one in ten (11%) saying that their feelings about climate change had a negative effect on them most of the time.