CCI Pennsylvania Statewide July 2021 Poll

The July 2021 poll indicates strong support among Pennsylvania likely voters for holding oil and gas companies legally accountable for climate change damages. A majority of respondents believe these companies are not paying their fair share of costs and that businesses and large corporations are the primary cause of climate change. The poll also tests the impact of various messaging strategies on public support for litigation, finding that arguments regarding corporate disinformation and public health costs generally increase support for suing oil and gas companies.

• A significant majority of Pennsylvania likely voters support suing oil and gas companies to hold them accountable for pollution and require payment for climate change damages, with support increasing from 73% in the initial ballot to 77% after being provided with information about corporate knowledge of climate change since the 1960s.
• Most respondents believe oil and gas companies are not paying their fair share of climate change costs in the United States, with 69% stating this initially and 74% agreeing after receiving positive messaging about polluter payment.
• The health of Pennsylvania residents is ranked as the most concerning impact of climate change, with 44% of respondents ranking it as their first choice concern.
• A majority of polled individuals identify businesses and large corporations as the primary cause of climate change (63%), compared to 20% who attribute it to individual human actions.
• Public approval of elected officials who sue oil and gas companies for climate damages is high, with 79% more likely to approve of such officials after receiving positive messaging about polluter payment.
• Messaging emphasizing that oil and gas companies lied to the public about climate change was the most effective at increasing support for litigation, with 80% of respondents becoming more likely to support suing the companies.

APA

Center for Climate Integrity (2021). CCI Pennsylvania Statewide July 2021 Poll. https://climateintegrity.org/uploads/media/CCI_PA_Statewide_July_2021_Toplines.pdf

Chicago

Center for Climate Integrity. CCI Pennsylvania Statewide July 2021 Poll. 2021. https://climateintegrity.org/uploads/media/CCI_PA_Statewide_July_2021_Toplines.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{centerforclimateintegrity2021cci, author = {{Center for Climate Integrity}}, title = {{CCI Pennsylvania Statewide July 2021 Poll}}, institution = {Center for Climate Integrity}, year = {2021}, month = jul, url = {https://climateintegrity.org/uploads/media/CCI_PA_Statewide_July_2021_Toplines.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }