Date published: 2006/05/01
The BBC says:
Three quarters of the UK population would support a new law aimed at combating climate change, according to a survey by Friends of the Earth.
Some 1,233 people were asked if they would back a law requiring annual reductions in UK CO2 emissions.
While 75% said they would, 5% said they would not, with 19% of respondents saying they did not know.
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The national online survey was conducted for Friends of the Earth by TNS.
The last sentence rather gives the game away. This was not a scientific survey (online ones never are). And as usual the precise wording can easily sway the survey ("do you believe in Mom and apple pie: (1) yes, (2) yes a lot, and (3) yes of course"). And in any case survey opinion is cheap. Perhaps FoE should do an honest survey (that would be novel) and ask people whether they are willing to pay an increase of 10% (above inflation) year-on-year for their electricity, gas prices, train tickets and car petrol, and then whoever responds "yes" should be forced to pay the increase. It's amazing how often the BBC gives a plug for this kind of junk survey done by so-called environmentalists. (The BBC sometimes does this for corporations as well, which is also ridiculous.)
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