MEMO: Los Angeles County Voters Support Polluters Pay Litigation Summary

A survey of 500 likely voters in Los Angeles County reveals strong public support for 'polluters pay' litigation, with 74% of respondents supporting lawsuits against major oil and gas companies to cover climate costs. The data shows that 69% of voters believe taxpayers face increased costs due to climate change, and 87% believe oil and gas companies should be responsible for some portion of these costs.

• A majority of likely voters in Los Angeles County believe that climate change increases the financial burden on taxpayers due to extreme weather events, a view shared by 69% of respondents, including 50% of Republicans.
• There is broad consensus that major oil and gas companies should bear financial responsibility for future climate costs in Los Angeles County: 87% of voters believe they should be responsible for some portion, and 63% believe they should be responsible for all or most of the costs.
• Voters generally oppose the idea that individual taxpayers should carry the primary burden for climate costs, with 33% stating taxpayers should not be responsible for any costs and 49% stating they should only be responsible for some.
• There is strong overall support (74%) for litigation against oil and gas companies such as Shell, BP, Chevron, and ExxonMobil to recover climate costs, with particularly high support among Democrats (85%) and Independents (69%), while Republicans remain split (46% support, 48% opposed).

APA

Center for Climate Integrity (2024). MEMO: Los Angeles County Voters Support Polluters Pay Litigation Summary. https://climateintegrity.org/uploads/media/LACountyPollingMemo2024.pdf

Chicago

Center for Climate Integrity. MEMO: Los Angeles County Voters Support Polluters Pay Litigation Summary. 2024. https://climateintegrity.org/uploads/media/LACountyPollingMemo2024.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{centerforclimateintegrity2024memo, author = {{Center for Climate Integrity}}, title = {{MEMO: Los Angeles County Voters Support Polluters Pay Litigation Summary}}, institution = {Center for Climate Integrity}, year = {2024}, month = apr, url = {https://climateintegrity.org/uploads/media/LACountyPollingMemo2024.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }