Climate Change in the American Mind

The April 2014 survey finds that 64% of Americans believe global warming is occurring, a figure that has remained stable over three years. Notably, certainty among those who believe global warming is happening increased from 54% in May 2011 to 62% in April 2014, while certainty among those who believe it is not happening decreased from 52% to 41% over the same period.

• As of April 2014, 64% of Americans believe global warming is happening, which is more than a three-to-one margin over those who believe it is not; this percentage has remained relatively stable for three years.
• Public certainty regarding the reality of global warming has shifted between May 2011 and April 2014: 62% of those who believe it is happening are now 'extremely' or 'very' sure, up from 54% in 2011, while certainty among those who believe it is not happening dropped from 52% to 41%.
• The increase in American certainty that global warming is occurring appears to have been relatively unaffected by the experience of a particularly cold winter and the 'polar vortex' preceding the survey.

APA

Yale Program on Climate Change Communication (2014). Climate Change in the American Mind. https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications/climate-change-in-the-american-mind-april-2014/

Chicago

Yale Program on Climate Change Communication. Climate Change in the American Mind. 2014. https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications/climate-change-in-the-american-mind-april-2014/.

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BibTeX

@techreport{yaleprogramonclimatechangecommunication2014climate, author = {{Yale Program on Climate Change Communication}}, title = {{Climate Change in the American Mind}}, institution = {Yale Program on Climate Change Communication}, year = {2014}, month = apr, url = {https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications/climate-change-in-the-american-mind-april-2014/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }