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Should the government increase environmental regulations on businesses to reduce carbon emissions?

Global warming, or climate change, is an increase in the earth’s atmospheric temperature since the late nineteenth century. In politics, the debate over global warming is centered on whether this increase in temperature is due to greenhouse gas emissions or is the result of a natural pattern in the earth’s temperature. In 2022 the U.K. Prime Minister pledged that the UK will triple funding for climate change adaptation programmes from £500 million in 2019 to £1.5 billion in 2025.

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84%
Yes
16%
No
76%
Yes
10%
No
8%
Yes, and provide more incentives for alternative energy production
3%
No, provide more incentives for alternative energy production instead
2%
No, just enforce existing regulations
1%
No, and I believe global warming is a natural occurrence
0%
No, and the current government is over-regulating businesses

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 @9S7WCBRanswered…2yrs2Y

No, the current government is over-regulating businesses, provide more incentives for alternative energy production instead

 @9Q64SN9answered…2yrs2Y

Global warming is not happening, the earth climate fluctuates and it is nothing to do with humans, and it is arrogant that humans think they can change it

 @9N4GMDXanswered…2yrs2Y

The problem doesn't lie with the common people's and small businesses but with the huge global corporations and country's like China and India. The UK has a minute carbon contribution compared to the rest of the world and we are by far already doing our bit. Over regulating people like farmers is destroying the much needed industry.

 @9N48MHKanswered…2yrs2Y

No evidence for global warming... despite what we are led to believe. Orders coming from those that fly around in private jets - do as I say, not as I do.

 @BF2CN3Nanswered…1wk1W

It needs to extend further than carbon. Resource mining is a big danger. Everything needs to be circular to be truly green. We are hyperfocusing on one aspect and will end up neglecting everything else.

 @BF298DHanswered…1wk1W

Only increase regulations on large businesses because small businesses may not be able to afford some of the costs.

 @BDZNW3Yanswered…2wks2W

Yes, if the business has more than 100 staff.

 @BDZGFCJanswered…2wks2W

Yes but only targeting large companies to allow for small business growth, eg a profit based threshold

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