In advance of the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris this December, many publics around the world name global climate change as a top threat, according to a new Pew Research Center survey measuring perceptions of international challenges. This is particularly true in Latin America and Africa, where majorities […] Read more »
A Break in the Clouds
After years of gloom, the forecast is brightening for the effort to combat destabilizing changes in the global climate. While formidable barriers still impede domestic and international action, other signs point to new alliances and momentum that could generate meaningful gains. … At home, most Americans say they believe that […] Read more »
Americans, Politics and Science Issues
One of the key trends in public opinion over the past few decades has been a growing divide among Republicans and Democrats into ideologically uniform “silos.” A larger share of the American public expresses issue positions that are either consistently liberal or conservative today than did so two decades ago, […] Read more »
Why Gun Control and Abortion Are Different From Gay Marriage
The legalization of same-sex marriage is a potent example of a dominant theme in American history: Over time, civil rights expand, and discrimination ebbs. … As a result, it’s fair to divide the major issues in American political life into two broad categories. In one category are the rights-based issues […] Read more »
Your Politics Determine Your Anxieties
Add this to the long list of disagreements between Red and Blue America: Republicans and Democrats are worried about completely different things when they look at the state of the U.S. economy, culture and political system, a new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll has found. CONT. Janet Hook, Wall Street […] Read more »
Among Republicans, Catholics More Likely to Believe that Global Warming is Happening and Support Policies to Reduce It
… In this Climate Note we investigate whether or not there are differences in global warming beliefs, attitudes, and policy preferences between Catholic and non-Catholic Republicans. Overall, we find that Catholic Republicans are more convinced that global warming is happening and human-caused, and are more worried and supportive of climate […] Read more »