The level of concern regarding energy security among the British public has fallen significantly in the last few months, matched by a drop in support for fracking from 21% last year to 16% now. That’s according to the latest BEIS Public Attitude Tracker (PAT), which is now on its 22nd wave of finding out what the public […]

Around 71% of UK consumers say they are very or fairly concerned about climate change. That’s according to the latest BEIS Public Attitude Tracker (PAT), which is now on its 21st wave of finding out what the public think about a variety of energy issues. The survey of 2,180 households across the UK reveals wealthy, middle-aged […]

Worries over energy bills are at their lowest point since 2012. That’s according to the latest version of BEIS’ Public Attitude Tracker (PAT), which is now on its 20th wave of finding out what the public think about a variety of energy issues. Currently, only a fifth of people are either “very or fairly worried” about energy […]

More than half of Brits (57%) back shale gas and just 16% are opposed according to a new poll released today. A third (27%) of people is undecided on whether UK production should go ahead, it found. The Populus survey of 4,000 adults was commissioned by UK Onshore Oil and Gas (UKOOG). Two thirds (67%) […]

The chief of the UK’s nuclear trade body is backing calls for the nuclear watchdog to take on a bigger role in the public eye. MPs on the Science and Technology Committee yesterday suggested the public body could be a more trustworthy voice of authority on the risks of nuclear power than the Government. Keith […]

The public don’t fully trust the government when it comes to nuclear power and shale gas. That’s according to MPs on the Science and Technology Select Committee who have concluded the public don’t see the Government as an “impartial” source of information about risks linked to the energy sources. The MPs suggest the UK Government’s […]

Energy firms need to show they are “socially useful” to regain the public’s trust, according to the head of EDF Energy. Vincent de Rivaz, the French energy firm’s Chief Executive made the claims in a speech yesterday at Exeter University. Drawing a parallel between the word ‘utility’ and the energy company’s role in Britain’s “economic […]

Public opinion could be a major hurdle for the future of low carbon in the UK. Energy leaders and academics warned at the Economist’s UK Energy Summit yesterday that unless people understand the need to spend taxpayers’ cash on decarbonising, there could be a huge backlash. Centrica chief Sam Laidlaw said that in an opinion […]