… In 2012, President Obama and the media alike were widely faulted for rarely talking about climate change. In the 2014 midterms, meanwhile, billionaire Tom Steyer’s super PAC NextGen Climate Action spent $74 million, but saw candidates it was opposing win nonetheless in key Senate races. However, the issue appears […] Read more »
Global Warming and the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election
… Fewer than half of any candidate’s supporters are aware that virtually all climate scientists have concluded human-caused global warming is happening. However, supporters of the Democratic candidates are the most likely to think at least 90% of climate scientists are convinced (Sanders: 38%, Clinton: 27%). Far fewer supporters of […] Read more »
Public Uncertain, Divided Over America’s Place in the World
The public views America’s role in the world with considerable apprehension and concern. In fact, most Americans say it would be better if the U.S. just dealt with its own problems and let other countries deal with their own problems as best they can. With the United States facing an […] Read more »
It Doesn’t Matter If You Think It’s Nice Out
… When we encourage people to look to the weather for evidence of climate change, we’re inadvertently asking them to retreat from the pursuit of a more global understanding. … Making sense of the weather and what it means about our changing climate may entail studying it in aggregate, attending […] Read more »
Democrats — And Republicans — Are Growing More Worried Over Climate Change
Last year was the hottest on record, and NASA has declared this past February the most unusually warm month since it began keeping records. People appear to be noticing. Two polls conducted in March suggest that Americans are more concerned about climate change than they have been in nearly a […] Read more »
Politics and Global Warming
This report reveals how registered voters across the political spectrum view global warming and how they think citizens and government should address it. Consistent with our prior surveys, we find that Democrats are more likely than Republicans to be convinced that human-caused global warming is happening and to support climate […] Read more »