A Majority of Americans Favor Expanding Natural Gas Production To Export to Europe
Yet renewable sources, like wind and solar, remain Americans’ overall priority for domestic production.
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Yet renewable sources, like wind and solar, remain Americans’ overall priority for domestic production.
Several climate policies receive bipartisan support, despite Republicans and Democrats differing on the overall approach.
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.
Majorities of Americans support an array of measures to address climate change but stop short of a full break with fossil fuels.
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.
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.
Views about the health effects of genetically modified foods grew more negative between 2016 and 2018 and have been steady since then.
There is bipartisan support for several proposals to reduce the effects of climate change, especially for large scale tree-plantings to help absorb carbon emissions and offering tax credits to businesses that capture carbon emissions.
77% think vaccinations will benefit the economy.
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