Climate Change in the American Mind, April 2022
Summary
A majority of Americans reject the idea that it is too late to address global warming, though the public is nearly evenly split on whether new technologies can solve the crisis without requiring significant individual lifestyle changes.
Key insights
- Most Americans believe it is not too late to take action against global warming, with 61% disagreeing with the claim that it is already too late, while only 17% agree.
- Public opinion is divided on the efficacy of technology as a standalone solution; 48% of Americans agree that new technologies could solve global warming without requiring big individual life changes, while 52% disagree.
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- APA
- A., L., E., M., S., R., J., K., J., C., L., N., T., M., M., G., E., C., K., L., & J., M. (2022). Climate Change in the American Mind, April 2022. Center for Climate Change Communication. https://climatecommunication.gmu.edu/all/climate-change-american-mind-april-2022-5/
- Chicago
- A., Leiserowitz,, Maibach, E., Rosenthal, S., Kotcher, J., Carman, J., Neyens, L., Myers, T., et al. Climate Change in the American Mind, April 2022. Center for Climate Change Communication, 2022. https://climatecommunication.gmu.edu/all/climate-change-american-mind-april-2022-5/.
- Wikipedia
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- BibTeX
- @techreport{a2022climate, author = {A., Leiserowitz, and E., Maibach, and S., Rosenthal, and J., Kotcher, and J., Carman, and L., Neyens, and T., Myers, and M., Goldberg, and E., Campbell, and K., Lacroix, and J., Marlon,}, title = {{Climate Change in the American Mind, April 2022}}, institution = {Center for Climate Change Communication}, year = {2022}, month = jul, url = {https://climatecommunication.gmu.edu/all/climate-change-american-mind-april-2022-5/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }
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