Climate Change in the Texan Mind

The report finds that while a majority of Texans (70%) believe global warming is occurring, fewer than half (44%) attribute it primarily to human activities. There is high consensus among those who believe in global warming regarding future negative impacts in Texas, specifically heat waves (95%) and water shortages (92%). Additionally, a majority of respondents believe that government officials, citizens, and corporations should all do more to address the issue.

• A significant majority of Texans (70%) believe global warming is occurring, though only 44% believe it is primarily caused by human activities, while 31% attribute it to natural environmental changes.
• Texans who believe global warming is happening expect severe negative effects in the state over the next 50 years, most notably more heat waves (95%), increased drought and water shortages (92%), and worse storms, hurricanes, or tornadoes (87%).
• There is broad support for increased action against global warming across various sectors, including citizens (69%), corporations and industry (68%), and multiple levels of government, such as Congress (62%) and local officials (60%).

APA

Yale Program on Climate Change Communication (2013). Climate Change in the Texan Mind. https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications/climate-change-in-the-texan-mind/

Chicago

Yale Program on Climate Change Communication. Climate Change in the Texan Mind. 2013. https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications/climate-change-in-the-texan-mind/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{yaleprogramonclimatechangecommunication2013climate, author = {{Yale Program on Climate Change Communication}}, title = {{Climate Change in the Texan Mind}}, institution = {Yale Program on Climate Change Communication}, year = {2013}, month = sep, url = {https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications/climate-change-in-the-texan-mind/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }