Who is most likely to talk about climate change?
May 18, 2023 One of the most important actions people can take to address global…
Read moreGlobal Warming’s Six Americas across age, race/ethnicity, and gender
April 5, 2023 The Global Warming’s Six Americas framework is an audience segmentation approach to understanding the…
Read moreWho is most supportive of the Inflation Reduction Act?
March 30, 2023 The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) was signed into law in August, 2022…
Read moreGlobal Warming’s Six Americas, December 2022
March 14, 2023 In 2009, we identified six distinct climate opinion audiences within the American…
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Change 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…
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…
Read moreExperience with global warming is changing people’s minds about it
September 7, 2022 We are pleased to announce the publication of a new article, “Changing minds…
Read moreWho 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…
Read moreConsumer Activism on Global Warming, September 2021
December 16, 2021 Our latest national survey finds that millions of Americans are willing to…
Read moreClimate Change in the American Mind, September 2021
November 18, 2021 Our latest national survey finds that overall public understanding that climate change…
Read morePolitics & 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…
Read moreDramatic increase in public beliefs and worries about climate change
September 27, 2021 We have just completed our latest nationally representative survey on Climate Change…
Read moreAmericans’ actions to limit and prepare for global warming
August 3rd, 2021 Our report on Americans’ Actions to Limit and Prepare for Global Warming…
Read moreSegmenting 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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Understanding the health harms of climate change: A Six Americas analysis
By Connie Roser-Renouf, Edward Maibach, Anthony Leiserowitz, Seth Rosenthal, and John Kotcher Through our research on…
Read moreShifting views of an ideal society in the U.S.
By Jennifer Carman, Seth Rosenthal, Edward Maibach, John Kotcher, Xinran Wang, Jennifer Marlon and Anthony Leiserowitz Individuals’ attitudes toward climate change risks and…
Read moreGlobal Warming’s Six Americas
Artwork by Michael Sloan One of the first rules of effective communication is to “know…
Read moreAmericans increasingly understand that climate change harms human health
John Kotcher, Edward Maibach, Seth Rosenthal, Abel Gustafson, and Anthony Leiserowitz The U.S. National Climate…
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Who do Americans trust most for information about COVID-19?
Jennifer Marlon, Edward Maibach, Matthew Ballew, Parrish Bergquist, Matthew Goldberg, Abel Gustafson, John Kotcher, Seth…
Read moreYoung adults, across party lines, are more willing to take climate action
Matthew Ballew, Jennifer Marlon, John Kotcher, Edward Maibach, Seth Rosenthal, Parrish Bergquist, Abel Gustafson, Matthew…
Read moreWhich racial/ethnic groups care most about climate change?
Matthew Ballew, Edward Maibach, John Kotcher, Parrish Bergquist, Seth Rosenthal, Jennifer Marlon, Anthony Leiserowitz Climate…
Read moreDo younger generations care more about global warming?
Matthew Ballew, Jennifer Marlon, Seth Rosenthal, Abel Gustafson, John Kotcher, Edward Maibach and Anthony Leiserowitz Younger Americans have grown up with more…
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Who is willing to pay more for renewable energy?
CLIMATE NOTE BY Matthew Goldberg, Seth Rosenthal, Abel Gustafson, John Kotcher, Edward Maibach, and Anthony Leiserowitz July 15, 2019 In…
Read moreDiscussing Global Warming Leads to Greater Acceptance of Climate Science
Matthew H. Goldberg, Sander van der Linden, Edward Maibach, and Anthony Leiserowitz July 9, 2019…
Read moreAmericans Underestimate How Many Others in the U.S. Think Global Warming is Happening
July 2, 2019 CLIMATE NOTE By Matthew Ballew, Matthew Goldberg, Parrish Bergquist, Seth Rosenthal, Abel Gustafson, John Kotcher, Edward Maibach,…
Read moreDo Americans understand how air pollution from fossil fuels harms health?
Most Americans (73%) are aware that air pollution from the use of fossil fuels harms…
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Changes in Awareness of and Support for the Green New Deal
Republican support for the Green New Deal decreased dramatically in four months. From December 2018…
Read moreTakin’ It to the Mall: Consumer Activism on Global Warming
In our published scientific article: The consumer as climate activist, we found that Americans are…
Read moreIs There a Climate “Spiral of Silence” in America?
Most Americans say global warming is personally important to them, but don’t talk or hear about…
Read moreGlobal Warming, God, and the “End Times”
For a significant number of Americans, the reality, causes and meaning of global warming are…
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Global Warming’s Six Americas and the Election, 2016
Americans hold diverse views on global warming, falling into six distinct groups – Global Warming’s…
Read moreAmericans Support an International Climate Agreement in Paris
The 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference opens in Paris on November 30. In…
Read moreAmong Republicans, Catholics More Likely to Believe that Global Warming is Happening and Support Policies to Reduce It
On June 18th, Pope Francis released a much-anticipated encyclical—one of the most significant forms of…
Read moreAmerican Catholics Worry About Global Warming and Support U.S. Action
This summer, Pope Francis, who leads 1.2 billion Catholics worldwide, will issue a papal encyclical…
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Will New Voter Demographics Move Public Opinion on Climate Change?
Though public understanding of the need for climate-friendly policies is critical, many Americans remain ill-informed…
Read moreNot All Republicans Think Alike About Global Warming
The new Republican leaders in Congress have pledged to roll back the EPA’s proposed new…
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