46% of Americans say human activity, such as burning fossil fuels, contributes a lot to climate change

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2. What groups can make the biggest impact on climate change?

46% of Americans say human activity, such as burning fossil fuels, contributes a lot to climate change

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2. What groups can make the biggest impact on climate change?
The energy industry, large businesses top Americans’ list of actors who can do ‘a lot’ on climate change
On balance, Americans expect that changes to everyday life rather than new technologies will help solve future problems from climate change
Democrats are much more likely than Republicans to see climate change as a highly serious problem
46% of Americans say human activity, such as burning fossil fuels, contributes a lot to climate change

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2. What groups can make the biggest impact on climate change?

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