November 18, 2021 ​​Our latest national survey finds that overall public understanding that climate change is...
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Public Support for International Climate Action, September 2021
Drawing on a nationally representative survey (n = 1,006; including 898 registered voters), this report describes how...
Politics & Global Warming, September 2021
October 21, 2021 Drawing on a nationally representative survey (n = 1,006; including 898 registered voters), this...
Climate Change in the American Mind: October 2014
Recognizing that public opinion plays a critical role in the American response to global warming, our bi-annual...
Climate Change in the American Mind: April 2014
This report summarizes the beliefs and attitudes findings from our April 2014 survey. Findings include that most...
Climate Change in the American Mind: Americans’ Global Warming Beliefs and Attitudes in November 2013
This Climate Change in the American Mind survey found that 1 in 4 Americans think that global warming is not...
Climate Change in the American Mind: Americans’ Global Warming Beliefs and Attitudes in April 2013
Nearly two in three Americans (63%) believe global warming is happening. Relatively few – only 16 percent – believe it...
Extreme Weather and Climate Change in the American Mind: November 2013
Six in ten Americans (59%) say weather in the U.S. has been worse over the past several years, down 5 percentage...
Extreme Weather and Climate Change in the American Mind: April 2013
Highlights: About six in ten Americans (58%) say “global warming is affecting weather in the United States.” Many...
Extreme Weather and Climate Change in the American Mind: September 2012
A large and growing majority of Americans (74%, up 5 points since our last national survey in March 2012) say “global...
Climate Change in the American Mind: Americans’ Global Warming Beliefs and Attitudes in September 2012
Americans’ belief in the reality of global warming has increased by 13 percentage points over the past two and a half...
Global Warming’s Six Americas, September 2012
In 2008, using nationally representative survey data on global warming beliefs, behaviors and policy preferences in...
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