Climate Change in the American Mind
Public opinion plays a critical role in the American response to global warming. Our twice a year Climate Change in the American Mind nationally representative surveys investigate, track, and explain public climate change knowledge, risk perceptions, policy support and behavior.
Our findings are published in numerous reports and peer-reviewed articles and are cited by leading news organizations, academic journals, and online media around the world. Conducted with our partners at the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication, it is the largest and most comprehensive resource on American public opinion about climate change.
Climate Change in the American Mind
LatestClimate Change in the American Mind: Politics & Policy, Spring 2024
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Our Reports
Our latest Climate Change in the American Mind Reports, Climate Notes, Tools and Resources
Climate Change in the American Mind: Beliefs & Attitudes, December 2022
Change in U.S. state-level public opinion about climate change: 2008-2020
Climate Change in the American Mind: Politics & Policy, December 2022
Climate Change in the American Mind: Politics & Policy, December 2022
Younger Americans are growing more worried about global warming
Experience with global warming is changing people’s minds about it
Climate Change in the American Mind, April 2022
Politics & Global Warming, April 2022
Who is willing to participate in non-violent civil disobedience for the climate?
Global Warming’s Six Americas, September 2021
Six Americas Super Short Survey (SASSY!)
Consumer Activism on Global Warming, September 2021
Explore Our Data
Climate Change in the American Mind public opinion polling has explored and tracked public understanding of climate change since 2008.