UK public show ongoing strong support for renewables, including offshore wind

13 Nov, 2020

The latest Public Attitudes Tracker survey by the UK Government’s Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) shows ongoing support for renewables from UK public, with 80% supporting renewable energy developments and 3% opposing them. The latest numbers (conducted in September 2020, published on 12 November) are consistent with opinions expressed in June 2020 (80% pro, 2% against) and March 2020 (79%, 2% against).

In detail, these latest numbers (conducted in September 2020, published on 12 November) show strong support for each of the renewable energy sources: strongest for solar (85%), closely followed by emerging wave and tidal technologies (79%), offshore wind (77%), onshore wind (73%), and finally biomass (68%). The opposition levels stayed low, at 3-7%, for all renewable energy developments.

Read more at: BEIS.