Climate change is a major threat to ecosystems and people around the world. Risk analysts, including the U.S. Department of Defense, rank climate change as one of the most serious threats to society. The 2014 Synthesis Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) states that “climate change will […] Read more »
Preference for Environment Over Economy Largest Since 2000
By the widest margin since 2000, more Americans believe environmental protection should take precedence over economic growth when the two goals conflict. Sixty-five percent now choose the environment, up eight percentage points from a year ago, while 30% choose the economy. CONT. Lydia Saad, Gallup Read more »
Healthcare Once Again Tops List of Americans’ Worries
Fifty-five percent of Americans worry “a great deal” about the availability and affordability of healthcare, topping Gallup’s list of potentially worrisome issues for the fifth straight year. A majority of Americans have said they worry a great deal about healthcare in each of the 18 years the question has been […] Read more »
Americans as Concerned as Ever About Global Warming
Americans’ views about global warming have held steady in the past year near the high points reached in 2017 and 2018. Currently, about two-thirds acknowledge in various ways that global warming is a real problem. At the same time, less than half express intense concern about the issue, although concern […] Read more »
Most Americans Support Reducing Fossil Fuel Use
While the future of the Green New Deal proposed in Congress is uncertain, most Americans support the general idea of dramatically reducing the country’s use of fossil fuels over the next two decades as a way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and address climate change. CONT. Justin McCarthy, Gallup Read more »
One-Third in U.S Blame Unusual Winter Temps on Climate Change
As the winter of 2018-2019 entered its final phase in early March, 43% of Americans told Gallup their local temperatures have been colder than usual this winter while about half as many, 20%, reported warmer than usual temperatures. Overall, a third of Americans this year attributed atypical winter weather to […] Read more »