March 30, 2023 The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) was signed into law in August, 2022 and is considered the single largest action that the U.S. government has ever taken to address climate change. According to the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the law is projected to help reduce U.S. carbon pollution by about 40% by…
Read moreGlobal Warming’s Six Americas, December 2022
March 14, 2023 In 2009, we identified six distinct climate opinion audiences within the American public – the Alarmed, Concerned, Cautious, Disengaged, Doubtful, and Dismissive – Global Warming’s Six Americas. The Alarmed are the most engaged with global warming: they are convinced it is happening and human-caused, are very worried about it, and strongly support…
Read moreChange in U.S. state-level public opinion about climate change: 2008-2020
February 2, 2023 We are pleased to announce the publication of a new article, “Change in US state-level public opinion about climate change: 2008-2020” in the journal Environmental Research Letters. Americans' attitudes toward global warming are changing. Our own surveys in the US, as well as data from other researchers, show that public understanding that global warming is…
Read moreYounger Americans are growing more worried about global warming
December 15, 2022 We are pleased to announce the latest release of Climate Change in the American Mind (CCAM) data and the update to our interactive data visualization tool – the CCAM Explorer. The data and tool include two additional years of public opinion about climate change (2008-2022) and enable you to explore Americans’ beliefs, risk…
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