Who is willing to participate in non-violent civil disobedience for the climate?
January 25, 2022 Note: Some of the numbers in this report were corrected and updated…
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Global Warming’s Six Americas, September 2021
January 12, 2022 Our prior research has found that Americans can be categorized into six…
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Consumer Activism on Global Warming, September 2021
December 16, 2021 Our latest national survey finds that millions of Americans are willing to…
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Climate Change in the American Mind, September 2021
November 18, 2021 Our latest national survey finds that overall public understanding that climate change…
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Public Support for International Climate Action, September 2021
Drawing on a nationally representative survey (n = 1,006; including 898 registered voters), this report describes…
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Politics & Global Warming, September 2021
October 21, 2021 Drawing on a nationally representative survey (n = 1,006; including 898 registered voters),…
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Public support for climate action by the president and Congress is rising
September 28, 2021 We are pleased to share a short report on registered voters’ support…
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Dramatic increase in public beliefs and worries about climate change
September 27, 2021 We have just completed our latest nationally representative survey on Climate Change…
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Americans’ actions to limit and prepare for global warming
August 3rd, 2021 Our report on Americans’ Actions to Limit and Prepare for Global Warming…
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Segmenting the climate change Alarmed: Active, Willing, and Inactive
July 27, 2021 To build public, consumer, and political will for climate action, it is…
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Climate Change in the American Mind, March 2021
Our latest national survey finds Americans who think global warming is happening outnumber those who…
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Politics & Global Warming, March 2021
Drawing on a nationally representative survey (n = 1,037; including 922 registered voters), this report describes…
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Public Support for International Climate Action: March 2021
In March 2021, President Biden officially invited 40 world leaders to the Leaders Summit on…
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Climate Activism: A Six Americas Analysis, December 2020
Drawing on a nationally representative survey (n = 1,036), this report describes how Americans view…
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Climate Change in the American Mind: December 2020
Our latest national survey finds Americans who think global warming is happening outnumber those who…
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Politics & Global Warming: December 2020
Drawing on a nationally representative survey (N = 1,036; including 949 registered voters), this report describes…
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Politics & Global Warming: April 2020
This report examines registered voters’ climate change beliefs and attitudes, voting issue priorities, support for…
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Climate Change in the American Mind: April 2020
This report is based on findings from a nationally representative survey – Climate Change in…
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Americans’ Risk Perceptions and Emotional Responses to COVID-19: April 2020
Drawing on a scientific national survey (N = 3,933; including 3,188 registered voters), this report describes…
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American Public Responses to COVID-19: April 2020
Drawing on a scientific national survey (N = 3,933; including 3,188 registered voters), this report describes…
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Climate Activism: Beliefs, Attitudes, and Behaviors- November 2019
Drawing on a nationally representative survey (N = 1,303; including 1,114 registered voters), this report…
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Politics & Global Warming: November 2019
These and many other interesting findings, including changes in public climate change beliefs, risk perceptions,…
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Climate Change in the American Mind: November 2019
A majority of Americans are "extremely" or "very" sure global warming is happening, outnumbering those…
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Politics & Global Warming: April 2019
Drawing on a nationally representative survey (N = 1,291; including 1,097 registered voters), this report describes…
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Energy in the American Mind: December 2018
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Politics & Global Warming: December 2018
Drawing on a nationally representative survey (N = 1,114; including 966 registered voters), this report…
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Climate Change in the American Mind: December 2018
This report documents a continued upward trend in Americans’ concern about global warming, as reflected…
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Climate Change in the American Mind: March 2018
Our March 2018 survey finds that a large majority of Americans think global warming is happening,…
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Politics & Global Warming: October 2017
Drawing from our most recent nationally representative survey, we find substantial changes in climate change…
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Politics & Global Warming: May 2017
A majority of registered voters – including large majorities of liberal, moderate and conservative Democrats,…
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Climate Change in the American Mind: May 2017
This report finds that More than half of Americans believe that climate change is mostly human…
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Trump Voters & Global Warming
President Trump has questioned the reality of global warming and cast doubt on America's participation…
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Climate Change in the American Mind: November 2016
In the wake of a contentious U.S. election and despite the election of a president…
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Politics & Global Warming: November 2016
Against the backdrop of the incoming administration of President-elect Trump and a new Republican Congress,…
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Climate Change in the American Mind: March 2016
Since spring 2015, the number of Americans who think global warming is happening has increased by…
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Global Warming and the U.S. Presidential Election: Spring 2016
This report offers findings about how supporters of current presidential candidates–Hillary Clinton, Ted Cruz, John Kasich,…
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Politics & Global Warming: Spring 2016
Increasing numbers of American voters think global warming is happening, and many say the issue…
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Politics and Global Warming: Fall 2015
This report focuses on how Americans (registered voters) across the political spectrum–Democrats, Independents, and Republicans…
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Faith, Morality and the Environment: Portraits of Global Warming’s Six Americas
Recent months have witnessed an evolution in public discourse on global warming. Typically discussed in…
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The Francis Effect: How Pope Francis Changed the Conversation about Global Warming
Given the Pope’s stature as a global religious leader, and the large number of Catholic…
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Climate Change in the American Mind: October 2015
This report details results from our latest national survey about global warming beliefs, risk perceptions,…
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Climate Change in the American Mind: March 2015
Nearly two-thirds of the American public (63%) currently think global warming is happening, a percentage…
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Climate Change in the American Christian Mind: March 2015
Many Americans draw, at least in part, upon their religious beliefs to guide their understanding…
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Engaging Diverse Audiences with Climate Change: Message Strategies for Global Warming’s Six Americas
We are pleased to provide you with an adapted version of our chapter from the Routledge Handbook of…
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Global Warming’s Six Americas in October 2014: Perceptions of the Health Consequences of Global Warming and Update on Key Beliefs
This report focuses on how each of the Six Americas understands the human health consequences of…
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Public Perceptions of the Health Consequences of Global Warming: October 2014
This report finds that Americans are generally unaware of the potential health consequences of global…
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Climate Change in the American Mind: October 2014
Recognizing that public opinion plays a critical role in the American response to global warming,…
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Global Warming vs. Climate Change: May 2014
In January 2014, we conducted a nationally representative experimental study and found that the terms…
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Politics and Global Warming: April 2014
Most registered voters are 2.5 times more likely to vote for a congressional or presidential…
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Climate Change in the American Mind: April 2014
This report summarizes the beliefs and attitudes findings from our April 2014 survey. Findings include…
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Public Support for Climate and Energy Policies: November 2013
This report summarizes polling of public support for climate and energy policies in the United…
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Climate Change in the American Mind: Americans’ Global Warming Beliefs and Attitudes in November 2013
This Climate Change in the American Mind survey found that 1 in 4 Americans think…
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How Americans Communicate about Global Warming: April 2013
Highlights of this survey on Americans’ climate communication behaviors include: Only one in three Americans…
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Americans’ Actions to Limit Global Warming: April 2013
Highlights Consumer Behavior: Half of all Americans at least occasionally consider environmental impacts when deciding…
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Public Support for Climate and Energy Policies: April 2013
Highlights of this report include findings that a large majority of Americans (87%, down 5…
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Climate Change in the American Mind: Americans’ Global Warming Beliefs and Attitudes in April 2013
Nearly two in three Americans (63%) believe global warming is happening. Relatively few – only…
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Extreme Weather and Climate Change in the American Mind: November 2013
Six in ten Americans (59%) say weather in the U.S. has been worse over the…
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Extreme Weather and Climate Change in the American Mind: April 2013
Highlights: About six in ten Americans (58%) say “global warming is affecting weather in the…
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The Political Benefits of Taking a Pro-Climate Stand in 2013
This brief report draws upon data from a nationally representative survey conducted in September 2012…
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“Fracking” in the American Mind: Americans’ Views on Hydraulic Fracturing in September 2012
In our September 2012 Climate Change in the American Mind survey, we asked respondents to…
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The Potential Impact of Global Warming on the 2012 Presidential Election
A new national survey of Americans finds that among likely voters, 11% remain undecided about…
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Extreme Weather and Climate Change in the American Mind: September 2012
A large and growing majority of Americans (74%, up 5 points since our last national…
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Climate Change in the American Mind: Americans’ Global Warming Beliefs and Attitudes in September 2012
Americans’ belief in the reality of global warming has increased by 13 percentage points over…
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Public Support for Climate and Energy Policies: September 2012
Nearly all Americans (92%) say the president and the Congress should make developing sources of…
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Americans’ Actions to Limit Global Warming: September 2012
The number of Americans who say they “always” or “often” walk or bike instead of…
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The Political Benefits of Taking a Pro-Climate Stand in 2013: September 2012
This brief report examines findings from our previously released September 2012 nationwide Climate Change in…
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Climate Change in the American Mind: Global Warming’s Six Americas in September 2012
In 2008, using nationally representative survey data on global warming beliefs, behaviors and policy preferences…
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Extreme Weather, Climate Preparedness in the American Mind: March 2012
In 2011, Americans experienced a record-breaking 14 weather and climate disasters that each caused $1…
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Public Support for Climate and Energy Polices: March 2012
Overall, majorities of Americans say that global warming and clean energy should be among the…
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Climate Change in the American Mind: Americans’ Global Warming Beliefs and Attitudes in March 2012
Overall, Americans' beliefs and attitudes about global warming have remained relatively stable over the past…
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Global Warming’s Six Americas in March 2012 and November 2011
This report extends and updates an ongoing program of research analyzing Americans’ interpretations of and…
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Americans’ Public Support for Climate and Energy Policies: November 2011
This report is based on findings from a nationally representative survey – Climate Change in…
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Americans’ Global Warming Beliefs and Attitudes: November 2011
This study, conducted by the Yale Project on Climate Change Communication and the George Mason…
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Americans’ Actions to Conserve Energy, Reduce Waste and Limit Global Warming: November 2011
This report is based upon the findings of a survey conducted by the Yale Project…
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Politics & Global Warming: Democrats, Republicans, Independents, and the Tea Party
A special report, Politics & Global Warming: Democrats, Republicans, Independents, and the Tea Party reports how the…
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Americans’ Actions to Conserve Energy, Reduce Waste, and Limit Global Warming: May 2011
This report is based upon the findings of a survey conducted by the Yale Project…
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Climate Change in the American Mind: Americans’ Global Warming Beliefs and Attitudes: May 2011
This study was conducted by the Yale Project on Climate Change Communication and the…
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Public Support for Climate and Energy Policies: May 2011
This study was conducted by the Yale Project on Climate Change Communication and the George…
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Global Warming’s Six Americas: May 2011
This study was conducted by the Yale Project on Climate Change Communication and the George…
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Climategate, Public Opinion, and the Loss of Trust
This working paper examines the impact of Climategate on public perceptions of climate change and…
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Americans’ Global Warming Beliefs and Attitudes: June 2010
This report includes measures of public global warming beliefs, risk perceptions, personal importance, information needs,…
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Public Support for Climate and Energy Policies: June 2010
This study, conducted by the Yale Project on Climate Change Communication and the George Mason…
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Americans’ Actions to Conserve Energy, Reduce Waste, and Limit Global Warming: June 2010
This study, conducted by the Yale Project on Climate Change Communication and the George Mason…
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Climate Change in the American Mind: Global Warming’s Six Americas in June 2010
This report extends and updates an ongoing program of research analyzing Americans’ interpretations of and…
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The Climate Change Generation? Survey Analysis of the Perceptions and Beliefs of Young Americans: 2010
This report reveals that Americans between the ages of 18 and 34 are, for the…
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Climate Change in the American Mind: Americans’ Global Warming Beliefs and Attitudes in January 2010
This report indicates that public concern about global warming, and public trust in a range of…
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Global Warming’s Six Americas, January 2010
This report shows that “Dismissive” Americans – people who believe global warming is not happening and…
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Race, Ethnicity and Public Responses to Climate Change
In this report we examine public support for climate change and energy policies among different…
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Global Warming’s Six Americas, 2009: An Audience Segmentation Analysis
Click Here to Download the Full Report. In our report Global Warming's Six Americas, 2009, we…
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Climate Change in the American Mind: Americans’ Climate Change Beliefs, Attitudes, Policy Preferences, and Action, March 2009
Released in March 2009, Climate Change in the American Mind: Americans' Climate Change Beliefs, Attitudes,…
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Meeting Report: Assessing Public Attitudes about Climate Change, April 2008
4C and the National Ocean & Atmospheric Administration co-sponsored a dialogue among public opinion researchers…
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What Are Americans Thinking and Doing about Global Warming? Results of a National Household Survey: January 2008
With public relations agency Porter-Novelli, we conducted a large nationally representative survey of adults and…
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