Many Americans Will Be Receptive to Pope Francis' Climate Message

The American public, particularly Catholics, shows a high level of receptivity to Pope Francis' climate message, with Catholics being more likely than other Christian groups to believe global warming is occurring and human-caused.

• A majority of Americans believe global warming is occurring, with Catholics showing the highest rate of belief at 69%, compared to 62% of non-Evangelical Protestants and 51% of Evangelicals.
• American Catholics are more likely than other Christian groups and the general American population to believe that human activities are the primary cause of global warming, with 57% of Catholics holding this view compared to 50% of non-Evangelical Protestants and 41% of Evangelicals.
• While 55% of Americans believe it is appropriate for the Pope to take a public position on global climate change, only 31% of Americans had heard about his recent encyclical as of July.

APA

Yale Program on Climate Change Communication (2015). Many Americans Will Be Receptive to Pope Francis' Climate Message. https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications/many-americans-will-be-receptive-to-pope-francis-climate-message/

Chicago

Yale Program on Climate Change Communication. Many Americans Will Be Receptive to Pope Francis' Climate Message. 2015. https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications/many-americans-will-be-receptive-to-pope-francis-climate-message/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{yaleprogramonclimatechangecommunication2015many, author = {{Yale Program on Climate Change Communication}}, title = {{Many Americans Will Be Receptive to Pope Francis' Climate Message}}, institution = {Yale Program on Climate Change Communication}, year = {2015}, month = sep, url = {https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications/many-americans-will-be-receptive-to-pope-francis-climate-message/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }