Fast facts about international views of climate change as Biden attends UN COP26 conference
Recent surveys have documented how people around the world view the issue of climate change and international responses.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
Recent surveys have documented how people around the world view the issue of climate change and international responses.
85% of Americans and 77% of Germans see the relationship between their countries as good. A majority of Americans see Germany as a partner on key issues, including dealing with China and the war in Ukraine. But Germans are less confident about partnering with the United States on China policy.
Seven-in-ten Americans view inflation as a very big problem for the country, followed by the affordability of health care and violent crime.
97% of Asian Americans registered to vote say a candidate’s policy positions are more important than their race or ethnicity when deciding whom to vote for.
There is minimal praise from other societies for how the United States and China are handling climate change.
Overall, two-thirds of Americans support providing incentives to increase the use of electric and hybrid vehicles.
While the economy remains the dominant issue in this fall’s midterm elections, the issue of abortion has increased markedly in importance. More voters continue to view their midterm vote as an expression of opposition to Joe Biden than support for him. But across both parties, more voters now say Biden is not much of a factor in their vote.
The share of Americans who say science has had a mostly positive impact on society has fallen 16 percentage points since before the start of the coronavirus outbreak, from 73% in January 2019 to 57% today.
The reasons Americans without children don’t expect to have them range from just not wanting to have kids to concerns about climate change.
Citizens offer mixed reviews of how their societies have responded to climate change, and many question the efficacy of international efforts to stave off a global environmental crisis.
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