Framing Peak Petroleum as a Human Health Issue

A nationally representative survey of 1,001 US adults found that 48% believe oil prices are likely to triple and cause harm to human health, while 44% view sharp price increases as "very harmful" to health. Notably, those who are very conservative or strongly dismissive of climate change were the most likely to perceive these severe health consequences.

• In a survey of 1,001 US adults, 48% of respondents believed that oil prices were likely to triple within the next 5 years and that this event would cause harm to human health.
• A significant portion of the surveyed population, 44%, characterized sharp increases in oil prices as being "very harmful" to health.
• The perception of very harmful health consequences from oil price increases was most prevalent among respondents who identified as very conservative or those who strongly dismissed climate change.

APA

Yale Program on Climate Change Communication (2011). Framing Peak Petroleum as a Human Health Issue. https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications/framing-peak-petroleum-as-a-human-health-issue/

Chicago

Yale Program on Climate Change Communication. Framing Peak Petroleum as a Human Health Issue. 2011. https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications/framing-peak-petroleum-as-a-human-health-issue/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{yaleprogramonclimatechangecommunication2011framing, author = {{Yale Program on Climate Change Communication}}, title = {{Framing Peak Petroleum as a Human Health Issue}}, institution = {Yale Program on Climate Change Communication}, year = {2011}, month = aug, url = {https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications/framing-peak-petroleum-as-a-human-health-issue/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }