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How Americans View Climate Change and Policies to Address the Issue
Equal shares of Americans say climate policies help or hurt the U.S. economy
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- How Americans View Climate Change and Policies to Address the Issue
- Equal shares of Americans say climate policies help or hurt the U.S. economy
- 8 in 10 Americans say climate news makes them feel frustrated by political disagreement on the issue
- Republicans and Democrats differ in their emotional reactions to climate change news
- Democrats are far more likely than Republicans to see local climate impact
- Republicans much less likely than Democrats to say human activity contributes to global climate change
- 23% of Americans expect ‘major sacrifices’ in their own life because of climate change impacts
- Majority of Americans say large businesses are doing too little to help reduce effects of climate change
- Most Americans favor a tax credit for carbon capture and storage technology
- Partisan differences in support for climate policies
- Protecting the environment, keeping consumer costs low among Americans’ top priorities in climate policy
- Democrats are more likely than Republicans to emphasize environmental protection in climate policy
- How Americans view the economic and environmental impacts of climate policies