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To request the link to join the seminar via zoom please email leonardo.carella@nuffield.ox.ac.uk

Abstract: The struggle against climate change is, metaphorically and meteorologically, heating up. Globally, 2023 was the warmest year on record, with temperature rises exceeding the 1.5C limit deemed necessary to avoid the most extreme consequences of atmospheric heating. Both Labour and the Conservatives have rolled-back high-profile green commitments in recent months. Is this smart politics? Are voters really all that enthusiastic about the country's promise to hit Net Zero emissions by 2050, or are they more concerned with relief from the current cost-of-living crisis? Just what do voters think about climate change and climate policies? These questions will be addressed along with others regarding the role climate politics may play the next general election and beyond. Hear from one of Britain's leading analysts of public opinion on the environment about just how far voters are willing to go in paying for the climate transition.

The British Politics Election Year Seminar is convened by Jane Green, Leonardo Carella and Zack Grant. For more information on this or any of the seminars in the series, please contact politics.secretary@nuffield.ox.ac.uk.