A majority of the public report personal impacts from extreme weather in the last five years, and most think climate change was the reason. Half of adults have become more concerned about climate change in the last year. In discussing climate change, many adults learn or teach new information, though […] Read more »
Climate change needs to be addressed…and soon, most Americans say
A majority of Americans — two-thirds — feel people need to address climate in the coming years, including more than half who think action is necessary right now. Most feel their generation bears some responsibility for making sacrifices and taking care of the environment for future generations. Majorities across gender, […] Read more »
Support for Slashing Fossil Fuel Use Steady at 58% in U.S.
Americans’ support for dramatically reducing the use of fossil fuels in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions hasn’t changed since Gallup first tested this proposal in 2019. About six in 10 continue to be in favor. However, the public is less confident than they were four years ago that the […] Read more »
Americans Are Critical of China’s Global Role – as Well as Its Relationship With Russia
A large majority of U.S. adults (83%) continue to have negative views of China, and the share who have very unfavorable views (44%) has increased by 4 percentage points since last year. Around four-in-ten Americans also now describe China as an enemy of the United States, rather than as a […] Read more »
Americans’ views on climate, energy policy, and electric vehicles
Forty-one percent of Americans say they would be at least somewhat likely to purchase an electric vehicle (EV) the next time they are in the market for a new car, according to a new survey from the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago (EPIC) and The Associated Press-NORC […] Read more »
Nearly Half in South Recently Affected by Extreme Weather
One-third of Americans say they have personally experienced an extreme weather event in the past two years, including nearly half of Southern residents. Those living in the Midwest are least likely to have been affected by extreme weather. … Nearly every March since 2012, Gallup has asked Americans to report […] Read more »