Yale Climate Opinion Maps 2018

Resource Author: Peter Howe

Yale Program on Climate Change Communication developed a series of maps to illustrate how Americans’ climate change beliefs, risk perceptions, and policy support vary from state to state.    Link to Maps: Here 
Which county in Texas has the highest rate of support for a carbon levy in the state? Yale’s new research maps can tell you! WHY YOU SHOULD TAKE A LOOK The Yale Project on Climate Change Communication has been keeping the pulse of public support for climate policies and belief in global warming for several...
A paper from researchers at Yale and Utah State University that analyses survey data to determine whether people’s perception of weather is affected by their belief in climate change. WHY YOU SHOULD TAKE A LOOK: Recent research has shown that personal experiences of climate extremes lead to heightened awareness of global warming risks, however bias...
Research from Yale University compares the differences in public opinion on climate change across four states; California, Colorado, Ohio and Texas.
A statewide survey by Yale University finds that most Texans are experiencing climate impacts and are worried about the issue, yet are still unsure as to whether scientists agree that climate change is human-caused.   WHY YOU SHOULD TAKE A LOOK:   The report includes data on Texans’ beliefs and attitudes about climate change, including...
A report on the results of a statewide survey of Ohioans on their beliefs and attitudes towards climate change. 
A report on the results of a statewide survey of Californians on their beliefs and attitudes towards climate change. 
By surveying Americans on their climate and energy-related consumer, civic, and household and transportation behavior, researchers at Yale and George Mason University explored how people are acting (or not) on global warming. WHY YOU SHOULD TAKE A LOOK: The study finds that Americans continue to express their values and concerns about global warming more often...
A national survey finds that nearly two in three Americans believe global warming is happening and that those who believe in global warming are more certain of their convictions than those who do not.
A national survey from Yale and George Mason University explores public opinion on the relationship between extreme weather and climate change, with a focus on the role of how personal experience with severe events influences perception. WHY YOU SHOULD TAKE A LOOK:   Americas are starting to connect the dots between extreme weather and climate...