Climate Change in the American Mind, April 2022
2.1. A majority of Americans are worried about global warming.
A majority of Americans (64%) say they are at least “somewhat worried” about global warming. This includes three in ten Americans (30%) who are “very worried” about global warming.
2.2. A majority of Americans are “interested” in global warming.
When asked how strongly they feel various emotions when thinking about global warming, about six in ten Americans (62%) say they feel “very” or “moderately” interested. Additionally, about half say they feel disgusted or sad (both 51%) when thinking about global warming. Four in ten or more say they feel afraid (46%), angry (44%), or outraged (42%), and 38% say they feel hopeful.
Table of Contents
2. Emotional Responses to Global Warming
3. Perceived Risks of Global Warming
Citation
Leiserowitz, A., Maibach, E., Rosenthal, S., Kotcher, J., Carman, J., Neyens, L., Myers, T., Goldberg, M., Campbell, E., Lacroix, K., & Marlon, J. (2022). Climate Change in the American Mind, April 2022. Yale University and George Mason University. New Haven, CT: Yale Program on Climate Change Communication.
Funding Source
The research was funded by the 11th Hour Project, the Energy Foundation, the MacArthur Foundation, the Heising-Simons Foundation, and the Grantham Foundation.