Americans Support CO2 Limits on Existing Coal-Fired Power Plants

A survey by the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication reveals that 67% of Americans support strict CO2 emission limits on existing coal-fired power plants, even with potential electricity cost increases. The data also shows strong public support for infrastructure resilience (83%), renewable energy research (77%), energy-efficient vehicle/solar tax rebates (77%), and the regulation of carbon dioxide as a pollutant (75%). Additionally, 66% of respondents believe global warming is occurring, reflecting a slight increase from November 2013.

• A significant majority of Americans (67%) support the implementation of strict carbon dioxide emission limits on existing coal-fired power plants to address global warming and public health, despite the likelihood of increased electricity costs for consumers and companies.
• Americans express strong support for various climate mitigation and adaptation policies, including increasing funding for weather-resistant infrastructure (83%), funding renewable energy research (77%), providing tax rebates for energy-efficient vehicles or solar panels (77%), regulating carbon dioxide as a pollutant (75%), and requiring utilities to produce at least 20% of electricity from renewables even if it costs households an extra $100 annually (62%).
• Public belief that global warming is occurring rose to 66% as of the report date, an increase of three percentage points since November 2013, while the percentage of those saying it is not happening fell to 16%.

APA

Yale Program on Climate Change Communication (2014). Americans Support CO2 Limits on Existing Coal-Fired Power Plants. https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications/americans-support-co2-limits-on-existing-coal-fired-power-plants/

Chicago

Yale Program on Climate Change Communication. Americans Support CO2 Limits on Existing Coal-Fired Power Plants. 2014. https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications/americans-support-co2-limits-on-existing-coal-fired-power-plants/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{yaleprogramonclimatechangecommunication2014americans, author = {{Yale Program on Climate Change Communication}}, title = {{Americans Support CO2 Limits on Existing Coal-Fired Power Plants}}, institution = {Yale Program on Climate Change Communication}, year = {2014}, month = nov, url = {https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications/americans-support-co2-limits-on-existing-coal-fired-power-plants/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }