Majority of UK public back 2030 zero-carbon target – poll

Nearly half of Tory voters back plan, compared with 16% who back party's 2050 target

A majority of the UK public and almost half of Conservative voters support a radical plan to transform the economy and tackle the climate crisis, a poll suggests.

YouGov found that 56% of people back the total decarbonisation of the UK economy by 2030 and just under half support public spending to make large swathes of public transport free to use.