Climate change remains a low-priority issue for Americans who identify as Republican or lean toward the Republican Party. At the same time, Republicans express openness to certain policy proposals to deal with climate change. And there are differences in views within the GOP, with moderates and younger adults generally offering […] Read more »
Extreme weather dominates 2021 as Washington stalls on climate
It’s only mid-July, but it has already been a long, hot summer for a lot of people in the U.S., particularly in the West. The devastating heat wave along the Pacific Coast has been a major news story for the last few weeks. Look closer at 2021 and you’ll find […] Read more »
International Public Opinion on Climate Change
This report presents results from an international survey, conducted in partnership with Facebook Data for Good, investigating public climate change knowledge, attitudes, policy preferences, and behavior among Facebook users in more than 30 countries and territories worldwide. CONTINUED Yale Program on Climate Change Communication The OPINION TODAY email newsletter is a concise daily […] Read more »
Climate Change in the American Mind: 7 in 10 Americans think global warming is happening
… Americans who think global warming is happening outnumber those who think it is not happening by a ratio of more than 4 to 1. Seven in ten Americans (70%) think global warming is happening. By contrast, 15% of Americans think global warming is not happening. … A majority of […] Read more »
Global Warming and Clean Energy as Government Priorities
Drawing on a nationally representative survey (n = 1,037; including 922 registered voters), this report describes how registered voters view a variety of climate and energy policies. The survey was fielded from March 18 – 29, 2021. This report focuses on U.S. domestic policy, building on our report released in […] Read more »
Americans Support ESG Objectives but Unfamiliar With Term
Most Americans are not familiar with the term “Environmental, social and governance” (ESG), but the principles behind it resonate with them. Majorities of U.S. adults say that how well companies promote certain environmental and social goals, as well as whether they engage in good corporate governance, matters to them when […] Read more »