MEMO: Wisconsin Voters Support Litigation to Make Polluters Pay

A June 2024 survey of 802 likely voters in Wisconsin reveals that 63% of respondents believe taxpayers face increased costs due to climate change and 63% support litigation against major oil and gas companies to recover these costs. A significant majority (81%) believe oil and gas companies should be responsible for at least some portion of the state's future climate costs, with 47% stating they should be responsible for all or most of them.

• A majority of Wisconsin likely voters believe that climate change increases costs for taxpayers due to extreme weather events, with 63% identifying with this view. This includes 82% of Democrats, 59% of Independents, and 49% of Republicans.
• There is broad consensus among Wisconsin voters that major oil and gas companies should bear financial responsibility for future climate costs in the state: 81% believe they should be responsible for at least some portion, and 47% believe they should be responsible for all or most of those costs.
• Wisconsin voters show strong support for litigation against oil and gas companies—specifically naming ExxonMobil, Chevron, BP, and Shell—to make them pay their fair share of climate costs, with 63% overall support. This support is highest among Democrats (92%) and Independents (56%), while Republicans are split (45% support, 51% oppose).
• A significant portion of voters believe that individual taxpayers should not be held responsible for any climate costs within Wisconsin, with 35% of respondents stating this.

APA

Center for Climate Integrity (2024). MEMO: Wisconsin Voters Support Litigation to Make Polluters Pay. https://climateintegrity.org/uploads/media/DFP_x_CCI_Wisconsin_MPP_Memo.pdf

Chicago

Center for Climate Integrity. MEMO: Wisconsin Voters Support Litigation to Make Polluters Pay. 2024. https://climateintegrity.org/uploads/media/DFP_x_CCI_Wisconsin_MPP_Memo.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{centerforclimateintegrity2024memo, author = {{Center for Climate Integrity}}, title = {{MEMO: Wisconsin Voters Support Litigation to Make Polluters Pay}}, institution = {Center for Climate Integrity}, year = {2024}, month = jun, url = {https://climateintegrity.org/uploads/media/DFP_x_CCI_Wisconsin_MPP_Memo.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }