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Majorities of Americans Prioritize Renewable Energy, Back Steps to Address Climate Change
Appendix: Detailed charts on climate, energy, environment
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
- Majorities of Americans Prioritize Renewable Energy, Back Steps to Address Climate Change
- A closer look at the two major party coalitions on climate and energy issues
- What role should government play in communities at high risk of extreme weather?
- How do Americans see Biden’s climate agenda today?
- Do Americans support government efforts to address environmental disparities across communities?
- 1. What Americans think about an energy transition from fossil fuels to renewables
- Public expectations on how a renewable energy transition would impact the country
- Republican support for increasing wind and solar power, while still a majority, continues to edge downward
- Majority of Americans continue to oppose phasing out gasoline cars and trucks by 2035
- U.S. homeowners have a limited appetite for converting home systems to electric
- 2. How Americans see Biden’s climate policies
- About three-quarters of Democrats approve of Biden’s direction on climate but many among this group think he could be doing more
- Public support for policies to address climate change
- Protecting the environment and low consumer costs are important considerations for the public in climate proposals
- Majority of Americans support U.S. participation in international climate efforts
- How Americans see the federal government’s role in communities at high risk of extreme weather
- Experiences with extreme weather
- 3. Majorities of Americans say too little is being done on key areas of environmental protection
- Majorities of Democrats see room for more federal action in areas of environmental protection
- Most Americans see a role for the federal government addressing differences in environmental health risks across communities
- Republicans and Democrats remain far apart over the value of environmental laws and regulations
- Which environmental problems do Americans see in their local area?
- Acknowledgments
- Methodology
- Appendix: Detailed charts on climate, energy, environment
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
- Majorities of Americans Prioritize Renewable Energy, Back Steps to Address Climate Change
- A closer look at the two major party coalitions on climate and energy issues
- What role should government play in communities at high risk of extreme weather?
- How do Americans see Biden’s climate agenda today?
- Do Americans support government efforts to address environmental disparities across communities?
- 1. What Americans think about an energy transition from fossil fuels to renewables
- Public expectations on how a renewable energy transition would impact the country
- Republican support for increasing wind and solar power, while still a majority, continues to edge downward
- Majority of Americans continue to oppose phasing out gasoline cars and trucks by 2035
- U.S. homeowners have a limited appetite for converting home systems to electric
- 2. How Americans see Biden’s climate policies
- About three-quarters of Democrats approve of Biden’s direction on climate but many among this group think he could be doing more
- Public support for policies to address climate change
- Protecting the environment and low consumer costs are important considerations for the public in climate proposals
- Majority of Americans support U.S. participation in international climate efforts
- How Americans see the federal government’s role in communities at high risk of extreme weather
- Experiences with extreme weather
- 3. Majorities of Americans say too little is being done on key areas of environmental protection
- Majorities of Democrats see room for more federal action in areas of environmental protection
- Most Americans see a role for the federal government addressing differences in environmental health risks across communities
- Republicans and Democrats remain far apart over the value of environmental laws and regulations
- Which environmental problems do Americans see in their local area?
- Acknowledgments
- Methodology
- Appendix: Detailed charts on climate, energy, environment
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