The number of British people who are sceptical about climate change is rising, a poll for BBC News suggests.
The Populus poll of 1,001 adults found 25% did not think global warming was happening, an increase of 10% since a similar poll was conducted in November.
The percentage of respondents who said climate change was a reality had fallen from 83% in November to 75% this month.
And only 26% of those asked believed climate change was happening and "now established as largely man-made".
The findings are based on interviews carried out on 3-4 February.
In November 2009, a similar poll by Populus - commissioned by the Times newspaper - showed that 41% agreed that climate change was happening and it was largely the result of human activities."It is very unusual indeed to see such a dramatic shift in opinion in such a short period," Populus managing director Michael Simmonds told BBC News.
"The British public are sceptical about man's contribution to climate change - and becoming more so," he added.
"More people are now doubters than firm believers."
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs' (Defra) chief scientific adviser, Professor Bob Watson, called the findings "very disappointing".
"The fact that there has been a very significant drop in the number of people that believe that we humans are changing the Earth's climate is serious," he told BBC News.
"Action is urgently needed," Professor Watson warned.
"We need the public to understand that climate change is serious so they will change their habits and help us move towards a low carbon economy."
'Exaggerated risks'
Of the 75% of respondents who agreed that climate change was happening, one-in-three people felt that the potential consequences of living in a warming world had been exaggerated, up from one-in-five people in November.
The number of people who felt the risks of climate change had been understated dropped from 38% in November to 25% in the latest poll.
During the intervening period between the two polls, there was a series of high profile climate-related stories, some of which made grim reading for climate scientists and policymakers.
In November, the contents of emails stolen from a leading climate science unit led to accusations that a number of researchers had manipulated data.
And in January, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) admitted that it had made a mistake in asserting that Himalayan glaciers could disappear by 2035.
All of this happened against the backdrop of many parts of the northern hemisphere being gripped by a prolonged period of sub-zero temperatures.
However, 73% of the people who said that they were aware of the "science flaws" stories stated that the media coverage had not changed their views about the risks of climate change.
"People tend to make judgements over time based on a whole range of different sources," Mr Simmonds explained.
He added that it was very unusual for single events to have a dramatic impact on public opinion.
"Normally, people make their minds up over a longer period and are influenced by all the voices they hear, what they read and what people they know are talking about."

Fucking sheep the lot of you!!!!!

I think they would be more moronic if they kept their firm belief in AGW after the Climategate memos and the recent record-setting snow storms. Good for them for adjusting to reality.

I'm sure the Hollywood Illiterati are still big AGW supporters. They are the true morons.

I find it ironic, if not down right hilarious that Europeans or anyone still clinch to their beliefs that there is such a thing as global warming, even as we have been hit with a record breaking blizzard and frigid temperatures, not to mention the intercepted incriminating global warming hoax e-mails.

Shit, my picture melted. It's global warming

Or how about the admission by the outed East Anglia Climatic Research Unit Phil Jones

no global warming” since 1997

yet they still believe!!!!!!!

Talk about faith in ones religion!

Less peoples in UK believe to the climate change and it hurts you ?

I don't see your point. I thought you were agree with that too...






Perhaps you're as good as reading than spelling your own tongue.

BBC polls?!
Let the BBC die!
BBC watchers are probably the dumbest brits

achilledetroie wrote:

BBC polls?!
Let the BBC die!
BBC watchers are probably the dumbest brits

Listen at that guy, he's the expert in dumbness.

parigot wrote:

Less peoples in UK believe to the climate change and it hurts you ?

I don't see your point. I thought you were agree with that too...






Perhaps you're as good as reading than spelling your own tongue.

Thats because like most french your are a simple minded fool .. the fact that so many believed and still believe is my point!!

Death to the Sheep!!!!

I would not want to create the discord but i remind you that Brits tried to destroy you during your independence war..

Don't forget it

that hurts to be called a moronic sheep by a thrice convicted ex con who style of written English is its own dialect

Nappybonesapart wrote:

that hurts to be called a moronic sheep by a thrice convicted ex con who style of written English is its own dialect

Your nation is le fucked !!!!!
cry all you want but you are fucked .. time to form a new government !!!

I was reading an article this morning in on of your rags of a paper and it was talking about how the uk has failed!!!!!

Nice .. fucking inbred mother fuckers anyway!

elections will be this year, we will get a new govt

inbred i think not, only the monarchy

Nappybonesapart wrote:

elections will be this year, we will get a new govt

inbred i think not, only the monarchy

Yeh from what I've been reading you people don't seem to know how much of a change you really are going to have looks like you idiots will still vote for labour in the end any way. again Le fucked!!!

You and I both know who you call english over there is really nothing more the transplanted frogs that have been breeding in the same pond for centuries. The real people of england have been killed off long ago..

I was reading an article this morning in on of your rags of a paper and it was talking about how the uk has failed!!!!!


That would have been a better article to post.


Or maybe you should have said Brits starting to get the message.


Fuck Phil Jones, Al Gore and Robin Hood.

archaeo DNA studies proove you wrong Profit

most DNA has been in UK along time

Nappybonesapart wrote:

archaeo DNA studies proove you wrong Profit

most DNA has been in UK along time

True but they are french genes!!!

I'm glad they sent soldiers to iraq, and we were one of their colonies. Their politicians suck almost as much as ours do.

Get yo' crazy asses back here, brits.

Right Michigan boy...

before 1066 Profit pre Roman, when the franks were not even in 'france'

Nappybonesapart wrote:

before 1066 Profit pre Roman, when the franks were not even in 'france'

Typical brit naval hero

come back to me when usn has won more than the RN