This statistic shows the United Kingdom (UK) public opinion on the 2020 European Union (EU) objective to reduce EU greenhouse gas emissions by at least 20 percent compared to 1990, as of May 2017. This was considered too ambitious by 23 percent of respondents.
Would you say that the European Union's objective to reduce EU greenhouse gas emissions by at least 20 percent (compared to 1990) is too ambitious, about right or too modest?*
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Too ambitious
23%
About right
47%
Too modest
13%
Don't know
17%
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%
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Would you say that the European Union's objective to reduce EU greenhouse gas emissions by at least 20 percent (compared to 1990) is too ambitious, about right or too modest?*
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*The original question was phrased as: Thinking about each of the following objectives to be reached by 2020 in the EU, would you say that it is too ambitious, about right or too modest? To reduce EU greenhouse gas emissions by at least 20% compared to 1990
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European Commission. (August 31, 2017). Would you say that the European Union's objective to reduce EU greenhouse gas emissions by at least 20 percent (compared to 1990) is too ambitious, about right or too modest?* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/379326/public-opinion-uk-on-greenhouse-gas-emissions-objectives-of-european-union-eu-for-2020/
European Commission. "Would you say that the European Union's objective to reduce EU greenhouse gas emissions by at least 20 percent (compared to 1990) is too ambitious, about right or too modest?*." Chart. August 31, 2017. Statista. Accessed May 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/379326/public-opinion-uk-on-greenhouse-gas-emissions-objectives-of-european-union-eu-for-2020/
European Commission. (2017). Would you say that the European Union's objective to reduce EU greenhouse gas emissions by at least 20 percent (compared to 1990) is too ambitious, about right or too modest?*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/379326/public-opinion-uk-on-greenhouse-gas-emissions-objectives-of-european-union-eu-for-2020/
European Commission. "Would You Say That The European Union's Objective to Reduce Eu Greenhouse Gas Emissions by at Least 20 Percent (Compared to 1990) Is Too Ambitious, about Right or Too Modest?*." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Aug 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/379326/public-opinion-uk-on-greenhouse-gas-emissions-objectives-of-european-union-eu-for-2020/
European Commission, Would you say that the European Union's objective to reduce EU greenhouse gas emissions by at least 20 percent (compared to 1990) is too ambitious, about right or too modest?* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/379326/public-opinion-uk-on-greenhouse-gas-emissions-objectives-of-european-union-eu-for-2020/ (last visited May 08, 2025)
Would you say that the European Union's objective to reduce EU greenhouse gas emissions by at least 20 percent (compared to 1990) is too ambitious, about right or too modest?* [Graph], European Commission, August 31, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/379326/public-opinion-uk-on-greenhouse-gas-emissions-objectives-of-european-union-eu-for-2020/
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