Climate Change in the American Mind: March 2015

The report finds that public perception of global warming in the United States has remained stable, with 63% believing it is happening and 52% attributing it to human causes. Despite this, the issue is infrequently discussed in media and social circles, although the public maintains high trust in climate scientists, family, friends, and weather reporters.

• Public belief in the occurrence and cause of global warming in the United States has remained relatively stable over a five-year period, with 63% of the public believing it is happening and 52% believing it is mostly human caused.
• Exposure to global warming discussions is low; only 40% of Americans hear about it in the media at least once a month, and only 4% hear other people talking about it at least once a week.
• Americans trust several sources for information on global warming, most notably climate scientists (70%), family and friends (67%), other scientists (64%), TV weather reporters (60%), and Pope Francis (50%).

APA

Yale Program on Climate Change Communication (2015). Climate Change in the American Mind: March 2015. https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications/global-warming-ccam-march-2015/

Chicago

Yale Program on Climate Change Communication. Climate Change in the American Mind: March 2015. 2015. https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications/global-warming-ccam-march-2015/.

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BibTeX

@techreport{yaleprogramonclimatechangecommunication2015climate, author = {{Yale Program on Climate Change Communication}}, title = {{Climate Change in the American Mind: March 2015}}, institution = {Yale Program on Climate Change Communication}, year = {2015}, month = apr, url = {https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications/global-warming-ccam-march-2015/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }