Environment

This research, conducted on behalf of the British Standards Institution (BSI), involved an extensive literature review and qualitative interviews with a range of stakeholders around the world representing government, national standards bodies, charities, businesses, media and consumer bodies.

NatCen carried out deliberative research on behalf of the European Climate Foundation (ECF) looking into low traffic neighbourhoods (LTNs) in England and how they could be improved.

The UK faces a range of environmental challenges that require action to ensure the Government’s aims, set out in the 25 Year Environment Plan, are met. This study aimed to improve Defra’s understanding of people’s values and priorities for the environment and will generate options for taking these into account in environmental policymaking.

This research examined attitudes to climate change and the environment in Britain before and since COVID-19.

The British Social Attitudes survey has been carried out annually since 1983 and is our longest running survey. Over 115,000 people have taken part in the study so far.

New analysis by the National Centre for Social Research of the European Social Survey shows that 7 in 10 Brits are concerned about climate change.

The International Social Survey Programme, run as part of our British Social Attitudes survey, is a study of social attitudes in 45 countries across the world.

Understanding Society is an innovative world-leading study about 21st century UK life and how it is changing.