Americans' Actions to Limit Global Warming

The report details the extent to which Americans are willing to participate in campaigns, petitions, and voting pledges to address global warming, as well as their use of consumer activism to reward or punish companies based on their climate actions.

• A significant portion of Americans are open to political and civic engagement: 29% have joined or would join a campaign to urge elected officials to reduce global warming, 36% would join a campaign for energy efficiency and renewable energy laws, 53% would sign a petition if asked by someone they respect, and 39% would pledge to vote only for candidates sharing their views on global warming.
• Consumer activism is a utilized tool for climate action, with 29% of Americans rewarding companies that reduce global warming and 24% punishing those that oppose such steps through their purchasing decisions in the last year; 48% intend to continue this behavior over the next 12 months.
• Support for non-violent civil disobedience against entities exacerbating global warming is lower than other forms of activism, with 24% supporting such organizations and 17% stating they would personally participate.

APA

Yale Program on Climate Change Communication (2014). Americans' Actions to Limit Global Warming. https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications/americans-actions-to-limit-global-warming-november-2013/

Chicago

Yale Program on Climate Change Communication. Americans' Actions to Limit Global Warming. 2014. https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications/americans-actions-to-limit-global-warming-november-2013/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{yaleprogramonclimatechangecommunication2014americans, author = {{Yale Program on Climate Change Communication}}, title = {{Americans' Actions to Limit Global Warming}}, institution = {Yale Program on Climate Change Communication}, year = {2014}, month = feb, url = {https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications/americans-actions-to-limit-global-warming-november-2013/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }