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 Activism: A Six Americas Analysis, December 2020
Climate Change in the American Mind: December 2020
Politics & Global Warming: December 2020
Shifting views of an ideal society in the U.S.
Global Warming’s Six Americas
Americans increasingly understand that climate change harms human health
Politics & Global Warming: April 2020
Who do Americans trust most for information about COVID-19?
Climate Change in the American Mind: April 2020
Americans’ Risk Perceptions and Emotional Responses to COVID-19: April 2020
Young adults, across party lines, are more willing to take climate action
American Public Responses to COVID-19: April 2020
Explore Our Data
Climate Change in the American Mind public opinion polling has explored and tracked public understanding of climate change since 2008.