Respondents were asked about children and young people and their views on education on various environmental issues, the wider impacts of this education and how opportunities should be provided to young people to help them tackle these issues. The questions were included in an omnibus survey conducted by Opinium Research.

The survey was conducted in November 2022 and had 2000 respondents, all UK adults. The results are weighted to be nationally representative.

Key findings include:

• 76% of respondents think it is important to prepare children and young people for climate change at school
• 74% of respondents think it is important for governments, businesses and community organisations to develop opportunities for young people to tackle environmental issues
• 23% of respondents report understanding more about environmental issues as a result of children and young people they know learning about them at school

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