Who Supports Climate Justice in the U.S.?

Based on an April 2023 survey of 1,011 U.S. adults, the report finds that while 65% of Americans have not heard of climate justice, 53% support it after reading a description. Support and willingness to vote for climate justice candidates are highest among Black and Hispanic/Latino adults, who also exhibit the largest gaps between prior awareness and subsequent support.

• Public awareness of climate justice in the United States is low, with 65% of Americans stating they have not heard of it and only 34% reporting they have heard or read at least "a little" about it.
• Demographic groups with the lowest prior awareness of climate justice include those with a high school education or less (10%), those with some college (13%), individuals earning under $50,000 per year (12%), Black adults (12%), and rural residents (13%).
• After reading a description of climate justice, support is highest among Black adults (70%), followed by Hispanic/Latino adults (66%), those with a Bachelor's degree or higher (61%), and urban residents (61%). Black adults showed the largest gap between prior awareness (12%) and support (70%), a difference of 58 percentage points.
• Approximately 43% of U.S. adults would be more likely to vote for a candidate who supports climate justice. This likelihood is most pronounced among Black adults (62%), urban residents (53%), and Hispanic/Latino adults (51%).
• While majorities across all racial and ethnic groups support climate justice-related policies, support is consistently higher among Black and Hispanic/Latino respondents than White respondents.

APA

Yale Program on Climate Change Communication (2023). Who Supports Climate Justice in the U.S.? https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications/who-supports-climate-justice-in-the-u-s/

Chicago

Yale Program on Climate Change Communication. Who Supports Climate Justice in the U.S.? 2023. https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications/who-supports-climate-justice-in-the-u-s/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{yaleprogramonclimatechangecommunication2023who, author = {{Yale Program on Climate Change Communication}}, title = {{Who Supports Climate Justice in the U.S.?}}, institution = {Yale Program on Climate Change Communication}, year = {2023}, month = nov, url = {https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications/who-supports-climate-justice-in-the-u-s/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }