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Partisans far apart over the need for government regulations to spur renewable energy use
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- Appendix: Detailed charts and tables
- An increased share of Republicans would prioritize fossil fuel expansion over development of alternative energy sources
- Partisans far apart over the need for government regulations to spur renewable energy use
- Republicans have increased support for fossil fuels over the past year
- Decrease in Republican support for wind and solar power over the past year
- Younger adults, Democrats are more inclined to phase out gas-powered cars, all fossil fuel use
- Most Americans oppose Arctic drilling; about half say canceling Keystone XL pipeline was the right decision
- Wide differences by party and ideology in views of actions taken to reduce the effects of climate change
- Wide partisan differences in views of climate scientists’ understanding
- Widening partisan differences in views of climate scientists’ understanding
- Republican support for stricter environmental regulations has dropped
- Wide partisan divide over impact of human activity on climate change
- About seven-in-ten Hispanics say climate change affects their local community at least some