Politics & Global Warming, May 2017

Organization: George Mason University Center for Climate Change Communication and Yale Project on Climate Change Communication

This report looks at findings from the latest survey by the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication and George Mason University’s Center for Climate Change Communication on how registered voters view collective action and climate policies.    WHY YOU SHOULD TAKE A LOOK: This survey found that across all party lines (Democrats, Independents, and Republicans) a large majority...
A recent survey by Yale and George Mason University researchers shows how Americans’ views on climate change policy initiatives may influence their support of presidential candidates. WHY SHOULD YOU TAKE A LOOK This report looks across the Six America’s segmentation to gain insights on voters’ beliefs, attitudes, and policies on global warming in relation to...
The latest survey in the Climate Change in the American Mind series tracking attitudes, beliefs, and views of Americans on global warming. WHY YOU SHOULD TAKE A LOOK: The report explores common concerns related to global warming such as beliefs, emotions, risk, popular discourse, and perceived effectiveness of action. KEY TAKEAWAYS: Key Findings Americans are discussing...
An increasing number of American voters across the political spectrum view global warming as happening and are looking for a government and their community to address the issue. WHY SHOULD YOU TAKE A LOOK This report looks at the significant number of registered Republican, Independent and, Democratic voters’ views on global warming. The findings conclude...
This survey found the majority of Americans (67%) support setting strict carbon dioxide emission limits on existing coal-fired power plants to reduce global warming and improve public health.