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… as a range of attitudes towards climate change (see table 1.1). Overall, 55 people were recruited to allow for some dropping out before or during the process. In total, 50 members took part in the first session (with one unable to attend due to experiencing IT issues on the evening) and 51 were still participating by the final session. Please note that where figures do not sum to 100%, this is due…

… 100 55 100 55 Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD)4 % Number % Number Most deprived areas (SIMD quintile 1) 46 25 46 25 SIMD 2 16 9 16 9 SIMD 3 13 7 15 8 SIMD 4 12 7 11 6 Least deprived areas (SIMD quintile 5) 12 7 13 7 Total 100 55 100 55 Climate change attitude % Number % Number Climate change is an immediate and urgent problem 68 37 69 38 Climate change is more…

… a problem for the future 14 8 15 8 Climate change is not really a problem 5 3 2 1 I’m still not convinced that climate change is happening 3 2 4 2 Don’t know/none of these 10 5 11 6 Total 100 55 100 55 Materials Materials were developed by Ipsos MORI, with input from the council and oversight from the advisory group. Presentations were developed and recorded in advance by expert speakers…

… presentation was delivered by Professor Mike Danson from Heriot-Watt University, a member of the Just Transition Commission, which aims to design policies in a way that ensures the benefits of climate change action are shared widely.13 His presentation explained the sectors and industries that are at risk from decarbonisation, and how the impact on them could be reduced.14 The assembly produced…

… that the cost of decarbonising the UK are estimated to be less than has been spent in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and comparable with UK military spending. To them, this transformed their view of fighting climate change from impossible to possible. “The cost of reducing our emissions was a lot less than I expected, to actually be comparable to the spend on the military and COVID actually shows…