Global Warming and the U.S. Presidential Election, Spring 2016

Resource Author: Geoff Feinberg

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.
As climate change impacts increase, and as adaptation measures move from the planning to the implementation stage, communities affected by climate risks face a growing need.
This report will give climate change communicators a sense of how few Americans have given due consideration to the connections between global warming and health. 
This report demonstrates that among even the most alarmed citizens, the connections between climate change and health have yet to be fully fleshed out. This is a useful tool for climate communicators who wish to know their audience better as they communicate health impacts of climate change.
The Yale Project on Climate Change Communication and George Mason University Center for Climate Change Communication have updated their work on the state of the public consensus around climate change in the US for 2015.
Polling from Yale as part of their Climate Change in the American Mind series looking at religious people's opinions on climate change. 
When you think of global warming, what is the first health risk you think of? Do you trust that information more coming from a health professional or a climate scientist? The Six Americas researchers find out in their latest update. WHY YOU SHOULD TAKE A LOOK Health messaging is a key way to engage audiences...
The October update of the ongoing polling series on American opinions of climate change.