Gigapoll: Two Thirds of Britons Reject Farage's Climate Lies

Wild and unscientific claims on climate change by Reform’s Nigel Farage have been slapped down in the ground-breaking survey.

Two-thirds of people questioned for the Giga Poll said global warming is man-made.

The research shows how most Britons don’t believe Farage’s Flat Earth nonsense. And they are worried too – 6 in 10 say the climate crisis threatens their future and their families.

But Labour still has an uphill struggle convincing the public that Net Zero is good for the economy and will save money.

While 51% back hitting Net Zero by 2050 as essential for life on Earth, nearly half of voters think it is too expensive – and want to reduce the ambitious climate targets.

That is understandable when we have powerful right-wing media barons acting like a loudspeaker for the Conservatives and Reform blasting out their dodgy claims that Net Zero is a burden on the economy.

Labour’s challenge is clear: if they want to lead the green transition, they need to show it is good for our wallets, good for jobs and good for the planet.

Dale Vince, who commissioned the Giga Poll and is also the founder of Ecotricity and a long-time champion of fairer energy, says the answer is simple: break the “utterly mad” link that ties the price of cheap, homegrown green energy to sky-high international gas prices.

This one fix could bring costs down and help Labour meet its goal of cutting energy bills by up to £300 by 2030.

In 2023 alone, keeping green energy tied to gas prices cost the UK £43bn – that is £30bn blown for British businesses and £13bn for households. The average home could have saved nearly £400 on energy bills.

And it’s not just families feeling the brunt – high energy costs are killing off UK industry with British Steel a prime example.

How much more damage do we need before someone finally fixes this? Nigel Farage claims Net Zero is killing the steel industry, the opposite is true. It is the price of fossil fuels that makes energy the most expensive in Europe. And that is a huge cost to business.

It’s not just about putting more money in people’s pockets – embracing Net Zero is also the economic opportunity of the century.

According to the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) the green economy supports one million jobs.

Farage’s war on Net Zero would wipe out livelihoods across the North of England.

Reform UK might be sailing high in the polls but once people realise its policy to scrap Net Zero would be a disaster for the economy and jobs, their ratings look deemed to plummet. Investing in the green technologies of the future is how Britain is going to build wealth and growth.

The UK’s green economy grew 9% in 2023, compared to 0.1% growth in the rest of the economy, and green growth could deliver a GDP boost of up to £57bn a year by 2030, according to the CBI.

So, it is time for Labour to take the fight to Reform and make the case for the green economy. It’s time to fight back against Reform, the party of conspiracy theories, Net Zero lies and fantasy economics. The truth is we can’t afford to ditch Net Zero and Labour must persuade voters that we are on the brink of a new industrial revolution.

A revolution that will slash your energy bills, create jobs and help the planet in the process. What’s not to like.