Net zero diaries: three people on the climate crisis and the UK’s response

How should the government approach the issue, and how are they willing to change their own lives?

• Climate crisis needs same urgency seen at start of pandemic'

Forty people have kept diaries about their evolving attitudes to the climate crisis and the pursuit of net zero emissions after hearing from experts across the spectrum and reading UK party manifestos. Here some of the participants detail how they expect the government to deal with the issue, and how they are willing to change their own lives.

Sharif, 46, is a homeowner from Leeds who worked for HSBC but lost his job during the pandemic

Conscious of climate change, including saying he has watched the edge of a campsite lose 2 metres to erosion in 10 years

Installed solar panels to power appliances

Cutting down meat consumption