American Opinion on Climate Change Warms Up

A June 2010 survey by the Yale Project on Climate Change Communication indicates a rebound in American public concern for global warming and increased support for clean energy policies, potentially influenced by economic recovery and the BP oil disaster.

• Public belief and concern regarding global warming increased between January and June 2010: belief that global warming is occurring rose to 61%, belief in human-caused warming rose to 50%, the proportion of worried Americans rose to 53%, and those viewing the issue as personally important rose to 63%.
• Support for clean energy and climate mitigation policies increased, with 71% wanting clean energy to be a high priority and 69% supporting efforts to reduce global warming despite potential economic costs. Specific high-support policies include funding renewable energy research (87%), tax rebates for fuel-efficient vehicles and solar panels (83%), and regulating carbon dioxide as a pollutant (77%).
• Support for regulating carbon dioxide as a pollutant is broad across political affiliations, with 91% of Democrats, 64% of Republicans, and 63% of Independents in favor.

APA

Yale Program on Climate Change Communication (2010). American Opinion on Climate Change Warms Up. https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications/american-opinion-on-climate-change-warms-up/

Chicago

Yale Program on Climate Change Communication. American Opinion on Climate Change Warms Up. 2010. https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications/american-opinion-on-climate-change-warms-up/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{yaleprogramonclimatechangecommunication2010american, author = {{Yale Program on Climate Change Communication}}, title = {{American Opinion on Climate Change Warms Up}}, institution = {Yale Program on Climate Change Communication}, year = {2010}, month = jun, url = {https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications/american-opinion-on-climate-change-warms-up/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }