Majority against raising taxes to reduce emissions A YouGov poll for Sky News shows that only two in five people would support increasing taxes as part of efforts to reduce Britain's carbon emissions. While 40% of the 1,729 respondents said they would support taxes being increased, 44% said they were opposed to such a measure. While the majority supported increasing the cost of air travel and banning petrol and diesel cars from city centres, most respondents did not support increasing the cost of gas and electricity, increasing the cost of petrol or diesel, or increasing the cost of meat and dairy products. Commenting on the findings of the poll, YouGov's director of political research Anthony Wells said: "All in all, people believe in climate change and say we should address it, but are far less willing to pay for it."