Key findings: How Americans’ attitudes about climate change differ by generation, party and other factors
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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Majorities of Americans say the federal government, businesses and other actors are doing too little to reduce the effects of climate change.
Majorities across 20 publics say government investments in scientific research are worthwhile and express a lot or some confidence in scientists to do what is right for the public.
For Earth Day 2020, we take stock of public opinion in the United States about global climate change and the environment.
Views about the health effects of genetically modified foods grew more negative between 2016 and 2018 and have been steady since then.
77% think vaccinations will benefit the economy.
Still about two-in-ten U.S. adults are “pretty certain” they won’t get the vaccine – even when there’s more information.
73% say they are vaccinated, but at least half express confusion, concern over vaccine information and health impacts.
A majority of U.S. adults say they are taking at least some specific action in their daily lives to protect the environment, though Democrats and Republicans remain at ideological odds over the causes of climate change and the effects of policies to address it.
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