Most Americans think U.S. K-12 STEM education isn’t above average, but test results paint a mixed picture
Just 28% of U.S. adults say America is the best in the world or above average in K-12 STEM education compared with other wealthy nations.
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Just 28% of U.S. adults say America is the best in the world or above average in K-12 STEM education compared with other wealthy nations.
Two-thirds of Americans say the United States should prioritize developing renewable energy sources over expanding the production of fossil fuels.
A majority of Americans (57%) say they favor more nuclear power plants to generate electricity in the country, up from 43% who said this in 2020.
Nearly all Democrats (92%) support a U.S. role in international efforts to reduce climate change impacts, as do 53% of Republicans.
Evangelical Protestant adults under 40 are more likely than older evangelicals to say climate change is an extremely or very serious problem.
Overall, two-thirds of Americans support providing incentives to increase the use of electric and hybrid vehicles.
46% of U.S. adults say the area where they live has had an extreme weather event over the past 12 months.
No more than half of Americans say they think solar geoengineering and cloud seeding would make a difference in reducing the effects of climate change.
A median of 69% of adults across 20 global publics we surveyed are in favor of expanding the use of natural gas.
Majorities of Americans say the federal government, businesses and other actors are doing too little to reduce the effects of climate change.
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