Study: Public is engaging with energy and climate issues in multiple and diverse ways

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UKERC's Public Engagement Observatory report reveals how citizen-led movements are driving growing public engagement with the net zero transition, as new polling reveals opposition to Just Stop Oil is growing

A new study by the UK Energy Research Centre's (UKERC) Public Engagement Observatory has challenged the common misconception that the public lack knowledge of climate-related issues and clean technologies....

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