People are making environmental policy the ‘bellwether’ of different policy strategies. I think this is wrong.
Green policies are widely supported, by people across different classes and locations. It has geopolitical importance now Biden has been elected (1/4)

Understanding is low among voters, who often mix up net zero with other green causes (plastics, air pollution). That is one reason why polls and focus groups tend to be v different. But the commitment is high. (2/4)

A credible net zero plan is sensible, and the UK needs to show leadership before next year’s COP conference
Two detailed reports we’ve written on the technologies https://www.dgalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/DGA-Getting-Net-Zero-Done-final-May-2020.pdf and on the pricing https://zerocarbon.publicfirst.co.uk/ . Both have extensive opinion research.

So: 1. green policy won’t lose your voters in Stoke (if it's sensible) @PickardJE . 2. Nor will it win you votes there: it’s not their tier 1 issue, and Starmer will be just as credible 3. It takes a lot of govt bandwidth, so what else you do is more constrained.