Protecting the Environment Improves the Economy, Provides Jobs: Majorities SA

A 2014 national survey of 1,578 US adults indicates that a large majority of Americans believe protecting the environment is either beneficial or neutral for the economy, contradicting claims that such actions harm economic growth or cost jobs.

• A significant majority of Americans believe environmental protection does not harm the economy; 60% state it improves economic growth and provides new jobs, 22% believe it has no impact, and only 15% believe it harms the economy.
• Positive views on the economic impact of environmental protection are held by majorities across diverse political, demographic, and religious groups, including 69% of Democrats, 51% of Republicans, and majorities of women (64%), men (56%), African-Americans (71%), Hispanics (59%), and non-Hispanic whites (59%).
• Socioeconomic factors such as employment status, household income, and education level do not significantly influence these views; for example, 60% of employed people and 59% of unemployed people believe environmental protection improves economic growth.

APA

Yale Program on Climate Change Communication (2015). Protecting the Environment Improves the Economy, Provides Jobs: Majorities SA. https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications/protecting-the-environment-improves-the-economy-provides-jobs-majorities-sa/

Chicago

Yale Program on Climate Change Communication. Protecting the Environment Improves the Economy, Provides Jobs: Majorities SA. 2015. https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications/protecting-the-environment-improves-the-economy-provides-jobs-majorities-sa/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{yaleprogramonclimatechangecommunication2015protecting, author = {{Yale Program on Climate Change Communication}}, title = {{Protecting the Environment Improves the Economy, Provides Jobs: Majorities SA}}, institution = {Yale Program on Climate Change Communication}, year = {2015}, month = nov, url = {https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications/protecting-the-environment-improves-the-economy-provides-jobs-majorities-sa/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }