| United Kingdom | | |
Environmental Performance Index (world ranking) | 5 (2024) [5/179countries] | | |
Degree of knowledge about the causes of environmental problems | 3.10 (2010) [20/36countries] | | |
Degree of knowledge about the solutions of environmental problems | 2.84 (2010) [14/35countries] | | |
% of those who cut back car driving for the environment | 23.3% (2010) [17/36countries] | | |
% of those who often reduce the energy or fuel you use at home for environmental reasons | 40.8% (2010) [24/36countries] | | |
% of those who often save or re-use water for environmental reasons | 33.5% (2010) [24/36countries] | | |
% of those who think that the government should regulate ordinary people for the environment | 57.7% (2010) [36/36countries] | | |
% of those who think that the government should regulate businesses for the environment | 86.4% (2010) [28/36countries] | | |
% of those who would like to see more government spending in the environment | 41.6% (2016) [28/35countries] | | |
% of those who agree that the government is responsible for imposing strict laws to make industry do less damage to the environment | 88.2% (2016) [28/35countries] | | |
% of those who think that the government is successful in environmental protection | 19.9% (2006) [25/33countries] | | |
% of those who think that their country does too little to protect the world environment | 34.1% (2010) [28/36countries] | | |
% of those who think that international cooperation is necessary for the environment (5 choices) | 81.8% (2010) [26/36countries] | | |
% of those who think that richer countries should make more effort to protect the environment | 21.3% (2010) [30/36countries] | | |
% of those who think that international bodies should have the right to enforce solutions to protect the environment | 57.3% (2013) [26/33countries] | | |