Global Warming's Six Americas in March 2012 and November 2011

The report tracks the stability and shifts of the 'Six Americas' segments, noting a decrease in the 'Disengaged' and an increase in the 'Cautious'. It details varying levels of belief in global warming's impact on US weather, trust in political figures, and support for a revenue-neutral tax swap on fossil fuels across these groups.

• The composition of the 'Six Americas' remained mostly stable from May 2011, though the 'Disengaged' group decreased to 6 percent (from 10%) and the 'Cautious' group grew to 29 percent (from 24%).
• There is a sharp divide in the perception of global warming's effect on US weather: while high percentages of the Alarmed (93%), Concerned (92%), Cautious (74%), and Disengaged (73%) believe it affects the weather, 90 percent of the Dismissive and 66 percent of the Doubtful believe it does not.
• A majority of Americans (60 percent) would be more likely to vote for a candidate supporting a 'revenue-neutral tax swap' that reduces federal income tax while increasing taxes on fossil fuels, with support ranging from 82 percent among the Alarmed to 23 percent among the Dismissive.

APA

Yale Program on Climate Change Communication (2012). Global Warming's Six Americas in March 2012 and November 2011. https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications/global-warmings-six-americas-in-march-2012-and-november-2011/

Chicago

Yale Program on Climate Change Communication. Global Warming's Six Americas in March 2012 and November 2011. 2012. https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications/global-warmings-six-americas-in-march-2012-and-november-2011/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{yaleprogramonclimatechangecommunication2012global, author = {{Yale Program on Climate Change Communication}}, title = {{Global Warming's Six Americas in March 2012 and November 2011}}, institution = {Yale Program on Climate Change Communication}, year = {2012}, month = jul, url = {https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications/global-warmings-six-americas-in-march-2012-and-november-2011/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }