A majority of Americans view climate change as a major threat, but it's a lower priority than issues such as the economy and reducing health care costs.

Not all U.S. Catholics share the pope's concerns on climate change; their views vary by political affiliation, race and ethnicity, and age.

Americans now see reducing the budget deficit as a higher priority for the president and Congress to address than in recent years. But strengthening the economy continues to be the public’s top policy priority.

Evangelical Protestant adults under 40 are more likely than older evangelicals to say climate change is an extremely or very serious problem.

Most U.S. adults – including a solid majority of Christians and large numbers of people who identify with other religious traditions – consider the Earth sacred and believe God gave humans a duty to care for it. But highly religious Americans are far less likely than other U.S. adults to express concern about warming temperatures around the globe.

While residential solar power generates just a fraction of the country’s overall electricity, it has continued to grow rapidly.

Despite the many depressing stories dominating the international news cycle, there is also a note of positivity among survey respondents in views of the UN, the benefits of international cooperation for solving problems and the importance of common values for bringing nations together.

Overall, around four-in-ten Americans say their local community has experienced severe weather in the past year, a May survey found.

Overall, two-thirds of Americans support providing incentives to increase the use of electric and hybrid vehicles.

Several climate policies receive bipartisan support, despite Republicans and Democrats differing on the overall approach.