Global Warming’s Six Americas – Fall 2025

The report identifies six audience segments in the U.S. public based on their climate change perceptions: Alarmed, Concerned, Cautious, Disengaged, Doubtful, and Dismissive. As of Fall 2025, 25% of Americans are Alarmed, and 52% are either Alarmed or Concerned. Over the last decade, the Alarmed segment grew by 14 percentage points, while the Cautious segment decreased by 7 percentage points. The report also details how these groups differ in their information needs, news consumption, and primary worries.

• As of Fall 2025, 25% of Americans are categorized as 'Alarmed', and 52% of the population falls into either the 'Alarmed' or 'Concerned' segments. The Alarmed group outnumbers the 'Dismissive' group (11%) by a ratio of more than 2 to 1, and Americans are more than twice as likely to be Alarmed or Concerned than they are 'Doubtful' or 'Dismissive' (24%).
• Between 2015 and 2025, the 'Alarmed' audience grew by 14 percentage points, increasing from 11% to 25%. During the same period, the 'Cautious' audience saw the largest decrease, falling from 24% in 2015 to 17% in 2025. The combined percentage of Alarmed and Concerned individuals rose from 42% to 52% over the decade, while the Disengaged, Doubtful, and Dismissive groups remained relatively stable.
• Different audience segments have distinct information preferences and news sources. Alarmed and Concerned individuals are most interested in climate change solutions and calls for involvement, while Cautious and Doubtful individuals prefer information on the causes and evidence of climate change and scientific consensus. In Spring 2025, the Alarmed identified news websites or apps as their primary news source, whereas the Concerned, Doubtful, and Dismissive identified social media as most important.
• The top worries of the Alarmed segment in Spring 2025 were global warming, the state of democracy in the U.S., and the disruption of federal government services. In contrast, the top worries for the Concerned segment were government corruption, the cost of living, and the economy.

APA

Yale Program on Climate Change Communication (2026). Global Warming’s Six Americas – Fall 2025. https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications/global-warmings-six-americas-fall-2025/

Chicago

Yale Program on Climate Change Communication. Global Warming’s Six Americas – Fall 2025. 2026. https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications/global-warmings-six-americas-fall-2025/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{yaleprogramonclimatechangecommunication2026global, author = {{Yale Program on Climate Change Communication}}, title = {{Global Warming’s Six Americas – Fall 2025}}, institution = {Yale Program on Climate Change Communication}, year = {2026}, month = feb, url = {https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications/global-warmings-six-americas-fall-2025/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }