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Recent findings about American climate opinions, demographic trends, and communication best practices.
A Year of American Climate Perspectives
American Climate Perspectives Survey 2021, Vol. V
Energy Attitudes: Americans Support Clean Energy The world was watching to see whether leaders would bring forth ambitious climate plans at the United Nations’ COP26. To reach agreements and the…
American Climate Perspectives Survey 2021, Vol. IV
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…
American Climate Perspectives Survey 2021, Vol. III
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…
American Climate Perspectives Survey 2021, Vol. II
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…
American Climate Perspectives Survey 2021, Vol. I
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…
American Climate Perspectives Survey 2020, Vol. VI
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 Climate Perspectives Survey 2020, Vol. V
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…
American Climate Perspectives Survey 2020, Vol. IV
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…