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While there is majority support for eliminating federal subsidies for the fossil fuel industry, voters oppose ending subsidies for the renewable energy industry.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"commyale-000053#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Registered voters support the regulation of carbon dioxide as a pollutant. 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Candidates receive more support if the funds are used to create jobs in renewable energy and energy efficiency, decrease pollution, or pay down the national debt, rather than providing tax rebates to households.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"commyale-000161#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"There is significant support for the regulation of carbon dioxide as a pollutant among Democrats (80%) and Independents (74%), while Republicans are split evenly with 50% supporting and 50% opposing such regulation.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"commyale-000161#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"There is a growing demand for the US government to do more to address global warming. Majorities of Democrats and Independents, as well as an increasing number of Republicans (over one third), believe Congress and President Obama should increase their efforts.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"commyale-000161#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["climate change","renewable energy","fossil fuel subsidy","carbon tax","climate policy","energy efficiency"],"geography_discussed":[],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["public opinion survey"]},{"id":"commyale-000020","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/commyale-000020","title":"Willingness-to-Pay and Policy Instrument Choice","publisher":{"name":"Yale Program on Climate Change Communication","organization":"yale-program-on-climate-change-communication"},"document_type":"research paper","language":"en","date_published":"2012-12-15","source_url":"https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications/willingness-to-pay-and-policy-instrument-choice/","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"A survey of 2,034 American adults found an average annual willingness-to-pay (WTP) of $79 to $89 to reduce domestic greenhouse-gas emissions by 17 percent by 2020. 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Republicans and those with no party affiliation show significantly lower WTP across all instruments, though many of these differences diminish when controlling for beliefs about whether global warming is occurring.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"commyale-000020#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["greenhouse gas emissions","carbon tax","climate policy"],"geography_discussed":[],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["quantitative","survey"]},{"id":"commyale-000095","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/commyale-000095","title":"Americans’ Global Warming Beliefs and Attitudes in September 2012","publisher":{"name":"Yale Program on Climate Change Communication","organization":"yale-program-on-climate-change-communication"},"document_type":"executive summary","language":"en","date_published":"2012-10-18","source_url":"https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications/americans-global-warming-beliefs-and-attitudes-in-september-2012/","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"Between January 2010 and September 2012, American belief in the reality of global warming rose from 57% to 70%, while those denying it fell from 20% to 12%. 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Among those contacting officials, 77 percent urged action while 20 percent urged against it.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"commyale-000030#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["climate change"],"geography_discussed":[],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["public opinion survey"]},{"id":"commyale-000015","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/commyale-000015","title":"Public Support for Climate & Energy Policies in May 2011","publisher":{"name":"Yale Program on Climate Change Communication","organization":"yale-program-on-climate-change-communication"},"document_type":"executive summary","language":"en","date_published":"2011-06-13","source_url":"https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications/public-support-for-climate-energy-policies-in-may-2011/","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The report finds broad American support for prioritizing global warming and clean energy, with a majority favoring action from corporations, government, and citizens. 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