Recent findings about American climate opinions, demographic trends, and communication best practices.
Severe Weather Drives Climate Concerns ecoAmerica’s latest survey finds that severe weather events are making Americans more concerned about climate change. Already in summer 2021, the Pacific Northwest has experienced…
The Rural-Urban Divide on Climate Change Where’s the Polarization? In the past year, the United States has battled record wildfires, heat waves, droughts, and hurricanes. While impacts may look different…
Health Surpasses Jobs in Climate Action Support ecoAmerica’s latest survey finds “health” at the top of the list of motivations for climate solutions — ranking even higher than “jobs”. Twelve…
President Biden Sees Climate Change as a Justice Issue, Do Americans? ecoAmerica’s latest survey finds that 84% of Americans believe climate change harms some people more than others — but…
Biden and Trump Voters Alike Want the New Administration to Prioritize Climate Solutions For the first time in history, climate change emerged as a top voting issue in a Presidential…
American Energy Attitudes: Support Grows for Nuclear Power, Drops for Coal, Remains Strong for Wind and Solar Americans are feeling the impacts of climate change harshly this season. California and…
Elections 2020: Voters Stand With Climate Candidates Amidst a national rise of COVID-19 cases, many election officials have expanded vote by mail in hopes of making it easier for Americans…
Elections 2020: Climate Is a Voting Issue As we approach the 2020 elections, Americans grapple with compounded crises that bring into stark relief our systemic injustices, including structural racism, the…
Americans May Feel Isolated in Their Climate Concern A recent survey by ecoAmerica and Lake Research Partners found that Americans intend to vote for leaders who prioritize climate solutions. While…
Americans Are Motivated to Act on Climate and Want Elected Leaders Who Prioritize Solutions As the new decade begins, and with less than a decade to make needed progress, the…