Which Republicans are worried about global warming?

The document provides a statistical breakdown of climate change attitudes among U.S. Republicans. It identifies that a minority of Republicans are 'Alarmed' (8%) or 'Concerned' (19%), and further analyzes this subgroup's demographics, risk perceptions, and policy support. Alarmed/Concerned Republicans show significantly higher support for clean energy transitions and carbon regulation compared to the general U.S. population, and they are more likely to be moderate in their political views and female than their non-concerned Republican peers.

• Among U.S. Republicans, only 8% are categorized as 'Alarmed' and 19% as 'Concerned' regarding global warming, while 23% are 'Doubtful' and 21% are 'Dismissive'.
• Republicans who are 'Alarmed' or 'Concerned' differ demographically from other Republicans: they are more likely to be female (57% vs 45%), identify as 'Moderate, middle of the road' (53% vs 26%), and are less likely to be 'Very conservative' (10% vs 28%).
• Alarmed and Concerned Republicans hold stronger beliefs about the risks of global warming than the general U.S. population, with 98% believing it will harm future generations and 91% believing it will harm people in the U.S.
• Alarmed and Concerned Republicans show high support for specific climate policies, including funding renewable energy research (91%), providing tax rebates for energy-efficient vehicles or solar panels (87%), and regulating carbon dioxide as a pollutant (86%).
• A majority of Alarmed and Concerned Republicans (78%) support transitioning the U.S. economy from fossil fuels to 100% clean energy by 2050, and 74% support a carbon tax on fossil fuel companies to reduce other taxes.

APA

Yale Program on Climate Change Communication (n.d.). Which Republicans are worried about global warming? https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/republicans-worried-about-global-warming-data-tables.pdf

Chicago

Yale Program on Climate Change Communication. Which Republicans are worried about global warming? n.d. https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/republicans-worried-about-global-warming-data-tables.pdf.

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@techreport{yaleprogramonclimatechangecommunicationndwhich, author = {{Yale Program on Climate Change Communication}}, title = {{Which Republicans are worried about global warming?}}, institution = {Yale Program on Climate Change Communication}, url = {https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/republicans-worried-about-global-warming-data-tables.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }