Gen Z, Millennials Stand Out for Climate Change Activism, Social Media Engagement With Issue
Majorities of Americans support an array of measures to address climate change but stop short of a full break with fossil fuels.
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Majorities of Americans support an array of measures to address climate change but stop short of a full break with fossil fuels.
Who should be given priority if some hospitals do not have enough ventilators for all patients who need help breathing?
There’s a 14-point gap between the shares of White and Black adults in the U.S. who say they have a great deal of confidence in scientists.
One-in-ten U.S. adults say they have taken part in citizen science in the past year, and 26% say they have ever done so.
In 2019, 74% of Americans said they had a mostly positive view of doctors; 68% had a mostly favorable view of medical research scientists.
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.
The higher education pipeline suggests a long path is ahead for increasing diversity, especially in fields like computing and engineering.
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.
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