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…
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 about global warming: vicarious experience predicts self-reported opinion change in the USA” in the journal Climatic Change. Americans are changing their minds about global warming. Public understanding and worry about global warming has grown over the past decade. However, less…
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