Americans Global Warming Beliefs and Attitudes in November 2011

A November 2011 survey of 1,000 US adults found that 63% believe global warming is happening and 50% attribute it mostly to human activities. A majority (57%) rejected the idea that economic conditions prevent the US from reducing global warming, and 65% believe global warming is affecting US weather, specifically linking it to record temperatures, droughts in Texas and Oklahoma, Mississippi River floods, record snowfalls, and Hurricane Irene.

• Public perception of global warming remained stable, with 63% believing it is occurring, while the belief that human activities are the primary cause rose to 50%, a three-point increase from May 2011.
• A majority of Americans (57%) disagreed that the poor state of the economy makes it unaffordable for the US to reduce global warming, representing an 8-point increase in disagreement since May 2011.
• Americans increasingly attribute extreme weather events to global warming; 65% believe it affects US weather, and majorities linked it to Hurricane Irene, Mississippi River floods, record snowfalls, record high temperatures, and droughts in Oklahoma and Texas.
• Awareness of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is very low, with only 14% of Americans reporting they have heard of the panel.

APA

A., L., E., M., C., R.-R., N., S., & D., H. J. (2011). Americans Global Warming Beliefs and Attitudes in November 2011. Center for Climate Change Communication. https://climatecommunication.gmu.edu/all/americans-global-warming-beliefs-and-attitudes-november-2011/

Chicago

A., Leiserowitz,, Maibach, E., Roser-Renouf, C., Smith, N., and Hmielowski, J. D. Americans Global Warming Beliefs and Attitudes in November 2011. Center for Climate Change Communication, 2011. https://climatecommunication.gmu.edu/all/americans-global-warming-beliefs-and-attitudes-november-2011/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{a2011americans, author = {A., Leiserowitz, and E., Maibach, and C., Roser-Renouf, and N., Smith, and D., Hmielowski, J.}, title = {{Americans Global Warming Beliefs and Attitudes in November 2011}}, institution = {Center for Climate Change Communication}, year = {2011}, month = nov, url = {https://climatecommunication.gmu.edu/all/americans-global-warming-beliefs-and-attitudes-november-2011/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }