● About half or fewer registered voters think the IRA will help future generations of people (54%), the health of Americans (51%), low-income communities and communities of color (48%), the economy and jobs in the U. [...] ● Developing a national program to train people who work in the fossil fuel industry for new jobs in the renewable energy industry (such as wind and solar): 77% of registered voters, including 95% of liberal Democrats, 92% of moderate/conservative Democrats, 72% of liberal/moderate Republicans, and 45% of conservative Republicans. [...] A large majority of registered voters across the political spectrum support a variety of policies that promote climate justice goals, including the following: ● Creating more parks and green spaces in low-income communities and communities of color: 86% of registered voters, including 97% of liberal Democrats, 96% of moderate/conservative Democrats, 80% of liberal/moderate Republicans, and 70% of. [...] ● Strengthening enforcement of industrial pollution limits in low-income communities and communities of color that are disproportionately impacted by air and water pollution: 80% of registered voters, including 96% of liberal Democrats, 91% of moderate/conservative Democrats, 78% of liberal/moderate Republicans, and 54% of conservative Republicans. [...] About half or fewer think the IRA will help the following: ● Future generations of people: 54% of registered voters (an increase of 8 percentage points since we last asked this question in the Fall of 2023, and an increase of 12 percentage points since Fall 2022); 85% of liberal Democrats, 74% of moderate/conservative Democrats, 36% of liberal/moderate Republicans, and 16% of conservative Republic.
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Table of Contents
- Introduction 3
- Cite as 3
- Climate Change in the American Mind Politics Policy Spring 2024. 3
- Reading Notes 4
- Executive Summary 5
- Global Warming as a Voting Issue 5
- Global Warming and Clean Energy as Government Priorities 5
- Policies to Reduce the Pollution that Causes Global Warming 5
- Energy Production 6
- Building Climate-Friendly Energy Production and Distribution Infrastructure 6
- Climate Justice Goals 6
- Corporate Disclosure 6
- The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 IRA 6
- Energy Production as an Economic Issue 7
- Who Should Act 7
- Political Actions to Limit Global Warming 7
- Collective Efficacy 7
- 1. Global Warming as a Voting Issue 1.1. Most Democrats but few Republicans say global warming will be a very important issue when deciding who they will vote for in the 2024 presidential election. 8
- 1.2. Most registered voters would prefer to vote for a candidate who supports action on global warming. 11
- 2. Global Warming and Clean Energy as Government Priorities 2.1. About half of registered voters think global warming should be a high or very high priority for the president and Congress. 12
- 2.2. Most registered voters think developing sources of clean energy should be a high or very high priority for the president and Congress. 13
- 3. Support for Policies to Reduce the Pollution that Causes Global Warming 3.1. Most registered voters support climate-friendly policies. 14
- 3.2. A large majority of registered voters support generating renewable energy on public land. 16
- 3.3. A majority of registered voters support building clean energy infrastructure in their local area. 17
- 3.4. A large majority of registered voters support policies that promote climate justice goals. 19
- 3.5. Large majorities of registered voters support requiring publicly traded companies to disclose their climate impacts. 21
- 4. The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 IRA 4.1. Most registered voters have not heard much about the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. 22
- 4.2. After reading a brief description of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 most registered voters support it. 24
- 4.3. Half or fewer registered voters think the Inflation Reduction Act IRA will help them or the country. 25
- 5. Energy Production as an Economic Issue 5.1. Half of registered voters think policies that promote clean energy will improve economic growth and create jobs. 27
- 5.2. Most registered voters think the clean energy industry will create more good jobs than the fossil fuel industry. 29
- 6. Who Should Take Action to Address Global Warming 6.1. Majorities of registered voters want corporations and industry citizens and government to do more to address global warming. 30
- 6.2. Across the political spectrum few registered voters think the U.S. government is responding well to global warming. 32
- 7. Political Actions to Limit Global Warming 7.1. Relatively few registered voters have engaged in political actions to reduce global warming in the past year. 33
- 7.2. About one in ten registered voters have urged elected officials to reduce global warming. 34
- 7.3. Many registered voters are willing to take political actions to reduce global warming if asked. 35
- 7.4. Few registered voters would be willing to get arrested as part of a non-violent civil disobedience action. 36
- 7.5. About one in four registered voters are participating in or willing to join a campaign to convince elected officials to take action to reduce global warming. Current participation is low. 37
- 8. Collective Efficacy 8.1. About half of registered voters are confident they can affect what the federal government does about global warming. 38
- Bandura A. 2000. Exercise of human agency through collective efficacy. 75- 78. httpsdoi.org10.11111467-8721.00064 38
- Margins of error 70
- Rounding error and tabulation 70
- Registered Voters 71
- Full Sample 72
