Energy, Climate & Environment

New polling on Labour’s policy to end North Sea oil and gas licensing

Public First carried out a large-scale, nationally representative poll for Uplift to understand the British business leaders attitudes towards the Government's policy to end North Sea oil and gas licensing.

Upgrade: How to deliver better homes by 2030

Public First conducted opinion research in support of the Home Upgrade Commission, looking into public awareness of and support for improving the energy efficiency of their homes.

Great British Energy: From pledge to reality

Great British Energy: From pledge to reality is a Public First report, commissioned by RenewableUK.

Mind the Gap: Exploring Britain’s energy crunch

New report from Public First presents a practical route forward for keeping the UK’s energy system secure.

New report on young people’s attitudes to jobs in the green economy for The Prince’s Trust

Young people’s lack of awareness of and interest in green jobs presents a serious risk to the UK meeting its ambitious Net Zero targets, which depend on training and retraining hundreds of thousands of workers.

New polling on the UK public and local green energy development

In August this year we conducted research in partnership with the Conservative Environment Network on local opinion towards renewable energy development, such as solar farms and wind turbines.

New Report on Grid Decarbonisation: Hitting the Ground Running

In this report, we argue that preparing the network for decarbonisation by 2030 is not impossible – merely very difficult – and that it presents an ambitious goal for industry and the public to rally behind.

Public First polling for Centrica

Public First carried out polling on behald of Centrica, as part of its second publication of the Net Zero Index.

New report on securing a sustainable food system that delivers for farmers and consumers

Public First publishes a new report exploring public attitudes to food prices and food security, and explores policy solutions to ensure our food system is more resilient in the future.

Power to The People: New Polling for Onward

Public First's polled rural adults as part of work for Onward on the importance of tangible community benefits to encourage local level support for green infrastructure projects.

2023 BRODIE & Public First Sustainability Sentiment Tracker

The 2023 BRODIE | Public First Sustainability Sentiment Tracker is now live! As well as bringing you the third year of sentiment tracking amongst US and UK consumers, this year we explored the themes of nature and the cost-of-living crisis in greater depth.

New report on climate adaptation policy for the National Trust

As part of a new report for the National Trust, Public First found that 23% of the British public say that climate change has already had an impact on them personally

A crisis of imagination

Meaningful behavioural change will only happen if a sustainable, resilient future feels tangible - and brands have an important role to play

Low Cost, High Security Energy

Public First's new report demonstrates how the Net Zero Strategy and British Energy Security Strategy, with an additional focus on energy efficiency, represent the best option to reduce household bills and ensure long-term energy security for the UK

New Poll for Citizens Advice

Public First conducted polling for Citizens Advice on how to support households who are struggling to pay for their energy bills.

Sustainability Sentiment Tracker 2022

The BRODIE Public First Sustainability Sentiment Tracker 2022 provides answers to a series of questions about what consumers in the UK and the US think when it comes to sustainability and business.

New Polling for Green Alliance

Public First carried out polling for the Green Alliance which featured in the Independent.

Research on Air-Source Heat Pumps

Public First carried out research for the European Climate Foundation on the introduction of air-source heat pumps in the UK. - The polling identified more people in the UK support a Government phase out of gas boilers than oppose it, and a majority believe that a phase out should happen in the next 10 years if it was to be introduced. - Polling tables can be found here. - -

New Sustainability Poll

Public First ran a poll for Google looking at attitudes and actions on sustainability.

Zero Carbon Commission

Public First set up and acted as the secretariat for the ZeroC Commission on Carbon Pricing.

Wellcome Trust

Wellcome commissioned Public First to create a blueprint on how to achieve the right long-term R&D environment in the UK.

Sustainability Sentiment Tracker

The BRODIE Public First Sustainability Sentiment Tracker - the result of over 4000 interviews and a dozen focus groups across the US and UK - answers a series of key questions on what consumers in the two countries think about sustainability and business.

Options for Energy Bill Reform

Decarbonising and electrifying residential heat is crucial if the UK is to achieve its Net Zero targets. At present, however, many policy costs are imposed on electricity bills but not on gas, penalising those who do invest in cleaner options.

How to talk so government will listen: COP26 edition

Public First director Daisy Powell-Chandler discusses COP26, and the opportunities it creates for collaborative progress between government, business and charities.

Education is the real key to net zero

Writing for The Times Red Box, Public First partner Natascha Engel argues that the electorate needs to be shown that net zero is affordable and viable, and most of all, necessary.

Heating our way to Net Zero

Ahead of the Chancellor's summer statement, Public First senior team Natascha Engel (Partner, Head of Environment and Energy) and Jonathan Simons (Director, Head of Education Practice) set out views on what the government is likely to do on Green Jobs and Net Zero, and what the implications are.

Money for Green Jobs is welcome – but do we know what they are?