The Government has committed more than £25billion of funding for Net Zero initiatives up to 2024/25 but the funding situation beyond that remains unclear.ĭame Meg Hillier, chairman of the PAC, said: 'Government is relying heavily on rapidly changing consumer behaviours and technological innovations to drive down the costs of green options, but it is not clear how it will support and encourage consumers to purchase greener products or incentivise businesses and drive change. Hitting the target will mean making massive changes across a variety of areas, from phasing out gas boilers in favour of low-carbon technology like heat pumps to rolling out more electric vehicles and boosting renewable energy production. However, major questions remain over how much the drive to Net Zero will cost. The target was enshrined in law in June 2019 and the Government unveiled its Net Zero roadmap in October 2021. The Government has set a legally binding goal to cut greenhouse gases to zero by 2050. For more, please see our fact sheet and report about how media habits differ by age group, as well as a report that expands on the findings in this post and offers some insights into social media use.The Public Accounts Committee, chaired by Labour MP Meg Hillier, said the Government has 'no clear plan for how the transition to Net Zero will be funded' These are just some of the key findings about the media system in the United Kingdom. Divides in trust between those on the left and right is largest when it comes to The Guardian: 69% of those on the left trust the source, compared with 46% of people on the right. When it comes to HuffPost, the pattern is reversed: 35% of those on the left trust the source, versus 19% of those on the right. Less than a third of the public trusts each of these outlets - and those on the ideological left and right disagree about how much they trust them.įor example, 38% of those who place themselves on the right side of the ideological spectrum trust the Daily Mail, compared with only 20% of those who place themselves on the left. For example, 79% of Britons trust the BBC, 74% trust ITV and 55% trust Sky.īut, there is less agreement when it comes to other sources, especially the Daily Mail, the Daily Mirror and HuffPost. Trust differs whether you’re on the left or rightĪlthough trust in the news media is lower in the UK than some other European countries, a majority of British adults still trust some specific sources. When it comes to covering important topics like immigration, 44% of British adults say that the media is doing a good job. 48% say their news media do a good job of getting the facts right, 46% say they provide coverage independent of corporate influence and 37% say their news coverage is politically neutral. Just 32% of adults in the UK say they trust the news media at least somewhat. This is similar to what the survey finds in Italy, Spain and France, where there is much more fragmentation in terms of where people turn for news. Whereas those under 30 are less likely to turn to public brands in the other seven countries surveyed, the BBC is the most named news source across all age groups in the UK.īut British adults express low levels of trust and approval of their news media overall. And BBC usage is widespread: 92% of adults use this outlet at least once a week, which is the highest of all 63 outlets asked about across the eight countries. Lower levels of trust in the UK mediaĪmong the eight countries surveyed, British adults are the most likely to share a common news source: 48% say the BBC is their main source for news. Understanding the varied use - and perceived credibility of - each outlet may be important for NGOs navigating this relatively polarised media landscape, given that confidence in the messenger can impact how people perceive information. On the other hand, British trust in and approval of the news media overall is relatively low compared to the other countries surveyed - and trust and use vary significantly based on people’s ideology. Our weekly email newsletter, Network News, is an indispensable weekly digest of the latest updates on funding, jobs, resources, news and learning opportunities in the international development sector.
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