Climate Change in the American Mind: Politics & Policy

● Fewer than half of registered voters think the IRA will help future generations of people (46%), the health of Americans (45%), low-income communities and communities of color (40%), the economy and jobs in the U. [...] Fewer than half of registered voters think the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) will help the following groups of people or the country, including: ● Future generations of people: 46% of registered voters; 78% of liberal Democrats, 67% of moderate/conservative Democrats, 30% of liberal/moderate Republicans, and 14% of conservative Republicans. [...] ● The health of Americans: 45% of registered voters (an increase of 10 percentage points since we last asked this question in December 2022); 78% of liberal Democrats (+10 points), 64% of moderate/conservative Democrats (+15 points), 25% of liberal/moderate Republicans, and 14% of conservative Republicans (+8 points). [...] A majority of registered voters say corporations and industry should do either “much more” or “more” to address global warming (68% of registered voters, including 92% of liberal Democrats, 90% of moderate/conservative Democrats, 63% of liberal/moderate Republicans, and 33% of conservative Republicans). [...] A majority of liberal Democrats (55%) as well as 43% of moderate/conservative Democrats and 27% of liberal/moderate Republicans, but only 8% of conservative Republicans say they intend to buy the products of companies that are taking steps to reduce global warming more frequently.