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Support for offshore wind in the United Kingdom 2012-2018

Generally speaking, do you support or oppose off-shore wind renewable energy developments

The data displays whether or not respondents to the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Energy and Climate Change Public Attitude Tracking Survey in the UK supported or opposed off-shore wind energy developments from 2012 to 2018. Levels of support for the developments in 2018 re similar to those in 2012. In 2012, 77% of respondents stated that they supported off-shore wind developments, while 83% reported supporting off-shore wind developments in 2018.

Strongly support 35 24 32 31 33 34 37
Support 42 48 46 42 43 46 46
Neither support nor oppose 15 20 14 17 17 14 11
Oppose 4 6 5 6 4 3 3
Strongly oppose 3 2 2 2 1 2 1
Don't know 1 1 2 2 2 1 2