Some members of Congress are proposing a “Green New Deal” for the U.S. They say that a Green New Deal will produce jobs and strengthen America’s economy by accelerating the transition from fossil fuels to clean, renewable energy. The Deal would generate 100% of the nation’s electricity from clean, renewable […] Read more »
18 striking findings from 2018
Pew Research Center takes the pulse of Americans and people around the world on a host of issues every year. We explore public opinion on topics ranging from foreign policy to cyberbullying, as well as demographic trends, such as the emergence of the post-Millennial generation and changes in the number […] Read more »
Can 2018’s extreme weather persuade skeptics that the climate is changing?
… Many scientists have been working to determine when strange weather can be attributed to climate change. I have focused my research on examining Americans’ understanding of how strange weather and climate change are related. Here’s what I’ve found: Political orientation determines attitudes toward both climate change and extreme weather […] Read more »
Are Smart People Ruining Democracy?
Is political polarization over the reality of climate change, the efficacy of gun control, the safety of nuclear power, and other policy-relevant facts attributable to a simple deficit in public science literacy? Dan Kahan reviews study results showing that polarization on complex factual issues rises in lockstep with culturally diverse […] Read more »
Trump isn’t driving the climate change conversation. For a decade, he’s been following it.
As might have been expected, President Trump refused to join the rest of the Group of 20 nations in endorsing a communique about climate change presented over the weekend. By now, nearly two years into the Trump administration, the United States’ climate isolationism is not remarkable. It’s worth remembering, though, […] Read more »
Conflicting Partisan Priorities for U.S. Foreign Policy
The public’s leading long-range foreign policy goals for the United States are focused on security, including economic security. About seven-in-ten (72%) say that taking measures to protect the U.S. from terrorist attacks should be a top priority for the country, while about as many (71%) say the same about protecting […] Read more »