This survey conducted by ecoAmerica found significant opposition from Americans to Trump’s decision to opt out of the Paris Climate Agreement.
WHY YOU SHOULD TAKE A LOOK:
President Trump’s opposition to the global agreement to lower greenhouse gases also led to his executive order to reverse the Obama administration’s climate policies despite the public’s disagreement. 71% of Americans want to continue the path towards clean energy, less than one third agree with the Presidents executive orders to reverse climate progress.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
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63% of Americans disagree on cutting the budget by 30% for the environmental protection Agency.
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One-third of Republicans strongly agreed with removing oil and gas offshore drilling restrictions, whereas 7 in 10 Democrats strongly disagreed.
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One-fourth of Americans believe removing environmental protections will help the economy.
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40% of Americans believe clean energy creates more jobs than fossil fuels.
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50% of 18-29 year olds say removing environmental protections will hurt the economy and say clean energy creates more jobs than fossil fuels.
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Two times as many males as females agree removing environmental protections would help the economy.
- 65% of Americans disagree on using open public land for mining coal.
