Climate Change in the American Mind: Beliefs & Attitudes, Spring 2023 5.1. Few Americans think it is too late to do anything about global warming. About two-thirds of Americans (66%) either “strongly” (38%) or “somewhat” (29%) disagree with the statement: “it’s already too late to do anything about global warming.” By contrast, relatively few Americans…
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Climate Change in the American Mind: Beliefs & Attitudes, Spring 2023 4.1. A majority of Americans have thought about global warming “a lot” or “some.” More than half of Americans (54%) say they have thought about global warming before today either “a lot” (24%) or “some” (30%). Fewer say they have thought about global warming…
Read more3. Worry About Global Warming
Climate Change in the American Mind: Beliefs & Attitudes, Spring 2023 3.1. A majority of Americans are worried about global warming. About two-thirds of Americans (66%) say they are at least “somewhat worried” about global warming. This includes 30% of Americans who say they are “very worried” about global warming, a percentage that has trended…
Read more2. Perceived Risks of Global Warming
Climate Change in the American Mind: Beliefs & Attitudes, Spring 2023 2.1. Many Americans say they have personally experienced the effects of global warming. Many Americans (44%) agree with the statement “I have personally experienced the effects of global warming,” although a majority of Americans (55%) disagree. 2.2. About half of Americans think people in…
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