UK’s richest can boost climate action but need to cut outsized emissions – study

Researchers found that wealthier people were likely to underestimate their carbon footprints. Photograph: Owen Humphreys/PA

Better-off Britons are well placed to accelerate the transition towards low-carbon technologies, but only if they are prepared to curb their excessive consumption to lower their outsized carbon footprints, a study has found.

Researchers found people from the richest 10% in the UK were more likely to invest in electric vehicles, heat pumps and other clean energy alternatives, and were more likely to support green policies.