TWO-THIRDS of people in Britain believe that switching to unleaded petrol
is the best way of cutting emissions of carbon dioxide from motor vehicles,
according to a MORI poll carried out for the Worldwide Fund for Nature.
The pollsters found wide support for measures aimed at curbing pollution.
Half of the people asked wanted the government to encourage people to use
public transport by improving it, and 40 per cent wanted tougher controls
on city centre traffic.
More from New Scientist
Explore the latest news, articles and features
Earth
A volcano has erupted remnants of Earth's primordial magma ocean
News
Space
Audacious mission to rescue NASA's falling telescope has launched
News
Life
Orangutan mothers seem to plan playdates for their offspring
News
Environment
Evocative photos of Canadian Arctic win New Scientist Editors Award
Regulars
Popular articles
Trending New Scientist articles
1
Random wobbles in time could finally solve gravity’s greatest mystery
2
Orangutan mothers seem to plan playdates for their offspring
3
Humans sleep the least of all apes – is it the secret to our success?
4
The weirdness of neutrinos could completely rewrite particle physics
5
Synthetic biology may finally be ready to solve life's biggest mystery
6
June heatwave may have killed around 20,000 people in Europe
7
What is 'SpudCell'? Arguably the greatest bioengineering feat yet
8
Remote-controlled cockroach swarm can now breathe underwater
9
A type of fibre that stimulates GLP-1 release approved for use in food
10
We’re not the most successful human species
