ecoAmerica conducts world-class research to understand which Americans are ready to move on climate, how, and how to speak with them in ways that motivate action. We offer psychographic and values-based research, topical research on trends and to consolidate social science into guidance, communications research, and tested messaging guidance for effective climate conversations. We offer these findings in guides that can be directly applied in the real world, helping leaders connect with people and inspire them to act.
UPCOMING RESEARCH
Mental Health and Our Changing Climate: Impacts, Implications, and Guidance
This guide chronicles the impacts of climate change on Americans’ health and psychological well-being, including increases in stress and anxiety, loss of community identity, heightened aggression and violence, and many others. It builds from our 2014 Beyond Storms and Droughts research, and is intended to further inform and empower health and medical professionals, community and elected leaders, and the public.
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LATEST RESEARCH
2022 American Climate Perspectives
Trends and developments of Americans’ climate perspectives in 2022.
5 Steps To Effective Climate Communication
Americans are increasingly concerned about climate change. 75% of us are concerned and 48% are very concerned. With the impacts all around us, it is easier than ever to strike up a conversation. This action sheet (handout) contains 5 steps to crafting emotionally resonant, personalized, and effective messages on climate change.
Mental Health and Our Changing Climate: Impacts, Inequities, Responses
This report chronicles the impacts of climate change on Americans’ mental health and psychological well-being and provides guidance and resources to act and advocate. The report builds on the celebrated 2017 edition to include the latest research and expanded sections on populations disproportionately impacted, climate anxiety, and a spectrum of solutions.
2021 American Climate Perspectives
Trends and developments of Americans’ climate perspectives in 2021.
Climate, Health, and Food
Eating lots of plant-based, nutrient-rich foods supports personal health and is the best way to prevent chronic illness and disease. Not only is this good for you and your family, community, and colleagues, it’s also good for our climate.
Restoring Nature = Restoring Ourselves
If we restore thriving nature, we all live healthier, more fulfilling lives while addressing climate change. From backyards to parks and forests, from local rivers to oceans — when we conserve nature, it provides what we need for thriving lives, families, and communities.
Climate Solutions for Your Home and Neighborhood
Climate change is a big problem that affects everyone, so how can you and your family make a difference? It turns out there are lots of ways you can make a big difference — starting right now. Try these great ideas!
Climate Solutions for Your Workplace
Our climate is changing, but if we all move to more climate-friendly choices we can help restore healthier people, prosperous communities, and a thriving planet. This isn’t just a job for government — businesses, faith communities, farms, and public service groups also need to do their part and lead the way.
Climate Solutions for Your Community
We have all been hearing about climate change and know we need to do something, but what? Communities around America are stepping up to support positive changes that benefit us all.
Climate Solutions Advocacy with Policy Makers
Moving policy makers to tackle climate change can be a rewarding task. Your voice and your personal story can make a difference. When officials hear from their constituents, they are moved to focus on certain issues. You can make climate change one of those!
Blessed Tomorrow Moving Forward Guide
Blessed Tomorrow Moving Forward: A Guide to Climate Action For Your Congregation and Community provides you with information and resources to reduce energy use, to build resilient houses of worship as refuges from a changing climate, and to encourage support for policies that better care for creation. También disponible en español.
2020 American Climate Perspectives
Trends and developments of Americans’ climate perspectives in 2020.
How Faith Communities Lead Social Movements
How Faith Communities Lead Social Movements: Lessons for Climate Advocacy from the Immigration, Black Lives Matter, and President Trump Election Campaigns
Climate Priorities 2019: American Support for Solutions and Green New Deal
New Poll Shows Democrats, Independents and Republicans Aligned in Support for Key Policies of Green New Deal and other Climate Solutions
2019 American Climate Perspectives
Trends and developments of Americans’ climate perspectives in 2019.
2018 American Climate Metrics Survey
Guidance for the Climate Movement from our most recent American Climate Metrics Survey (2018).
Climate Talking Points
Climate talking points are designed to help you have meaningful and effective conversations about climate! We will choose a theme, provide a few positive talking points, and give some responses to key criticisms. All of this guidance is grounded in ecoAmerica’s extensive research.
2018 Talking Points
American Climate Metrics 2018
2018 American Climate Perspectives
A snapshot of Americans’ climate perspectives throughout 2018.
Monthly Reports
2018 American Climate Perspectives Mid-Year Summary
Our mid-year summary synthesizes key data points and trends from our most recent research. Find out what conclusions we’ve drawn so far this year from learning about people’s opinions and attitudes about climate, as well as the perceived benefits and solutions.
American Climate Metrics 2018: New York City
Recent polling from Spring 2018 that reveals the climate opinions, values, and awareness of New Yorkers.
American Climate Metrics 2018: Southwest Florida
Recent polling from Fall 2018 that reveals the climate opinions, values, and awareness of the population of Southwest Florida.
American Climate Metrics 2017 : Los Angeles
Our most recent polling of Los Angelenos reveals trends and shifts in climate attitudes and behavior since 2015. See how the results compare to broader climate values across America.
American Climate Metrics 2017
2017 American Climate Perspectives
A snapshot of Americans’ climate perspectives throughout 2017.
Monthly Reports
American Climate Metrics 2017 : National
The most recent polling from our annual American Climate Metrics Survey that uncovers trends on American climate awareness, values, and solutions, as well as shifts since 2015.
American Climate Metrics 2017 : Los Angeles
Our most recent polling of Los Angelenos reveals trends and shifts in climate attitudes and behavior since 2015. See how the results compare to broader climate values across America.
American Climate Metrics 2017 : Salt Lake City
Our recent survey of Salt Lake City residents uncovers the evolving trends, attitudes, and behavior towards climate change and solutions since 2015. Find out how the results compare to broader national climate values.
American Climate Metrics 2017 : Chicago
Find out the current climate attitudes and values from Chicago in our most recent survey of the city since 2015. Take a look at how the numbers compare to the broader climate values across America.
American Climate Metrics 2016
American Climate Metrics 2016 : United States
Our national climate survey collected data from a broad range of Americans to analyze beliefs and opinions about climate change and climate solutions.
American Climate Metrics 2016 : Chicago
We surveyed residents of Chicago to learn about their beliefs and values about climate change and solutions. Take a look at the results and see how they compare to other major cities.
American Climate Metrics 2016 : Salt Lake City
We surveyed residents of Salt Lake City to better understand their perspectives on climate change. Take a look at how the results compare to Americans’ broader climate values.
American Climate Metrics 2016: Los Angeles
We surveyed Los Angelenos to determine their climate beliefs and values – and compared those results to Americans’ broader climate values. The results may surprise you!
American Climate Metrics 2016 : New York City
We surveyed residents of New York City to learn about their beliefs and opinions about climate change and solutions. See how the results compare to Americans’ broader climate values.
Moving Forward Guide
Moving Forward: A Guide to Building Momentum on Climate Solutions in Your Community, a Path to Positive Communities guide, is geared toward civic leaders in communities who want to lead on climate and sustainability and seek the resources to act, including guidance on how to best engage residents by using clear, positive, inclusive and relevant messages.
Mental Health and Our Changing Climate: Impacts, Implications, and Guidance
This guide chronicles the impacts of climate change on Americans’ health and psychological well-being, including increases in stress and anxiety, loss of community identity, heightened aggression and violence, and many others. It builds from our 2014 Beyond Storms and Droughts research, and is intended to further inform and empower health and medical professionals, community and elected leaders, and the public.
Let's Lead on Climate
Hear from local community, health, and faith leaders across the U.S. who are successfully engaging their constituents in programs and initiatives that promote climate leadership, action, and solutions. Each success story offers useful guidance and key recommendations to help you take the first steps towards leading on climate.
15 Steps to Create Effective Climate Communications
This guide is an update to our original Communicating on Climate: 13 Steps and Guiding Principles. Drawn from the latest research and real-life experience, it outlines a specific, easy-to-follow process for crafting and delivering successful climate change messages.
Let's Talk Climate Series
Let's Talk Climate: Messages to Motivate Americans
Designed to engage Americans across political and demographic groups on climate solutions, this guide builds on ecoAmerica’s previous messaging research. Includes general messages that increase personal relevance and motivation, tips for application, and thematic language on faith, health, communities, higher education, and business.
Let’s Talk Communities & Climate: Communication Guidance for City and Community Leaders
Featuring talking points, do’s and don’ts, and a sample speech, this guide equips local leaders with the tools to effectively engage their residents and stakeholders on climate solutions.
Let’s Talk Faith & Climate: Communication Guidance for Faith Leaders
Discover research-tested, values-based messaging that’s proven to resonate with people of faith, along with tips on how to deepen engagement and position climate action as a moral imperative.
Let’s Talk Health & Climate: Communication Guidance for Health Professionals
Learn how to create messaging that truly resonates with health care audiences. This guide helps health professionals connect the dots between climate and health, and engage productively and effectively with patients and peers.
Let's Talk Climate: Messages to Motivate Latino Americans
Combining qualitative and quantitative research, this guide goes beyond standard polling to offer culturally relevant words, phrases, and narratives for successfully engaging fellow Latinos on climate.
American Climate Values 2014
American Climate Values 2014 Supplement: Faith and Climate Highlights
This report dives deeper into the results of American Climate Values 2014: Psychographic and Demographic Insights to understand the climate attitudes of Americans who describe their faith as an important or the most important part of their lives.
American Climate Values 2014 Supplement: Health and Climate Highlights
This supplementary report focuses on the results of American Climate Values 2014: Psychographic and Demographic Insights to understand the climate attitudes of Americans who identify strongly with the healthcare sector and greater health community.
American Climate Values 2014: Psychographic and Demographic Insights
The American Climate Values (ACV) survey builds longitudinally on the results of ecoAmerica’s AEVS (2006), ACVS (2008), and ACEVS (2011), with renewed focus on the visible and local impacts of climate change, local and national solutions on climate, and narratives, asks, and messengers that motivate personal and public policy action. This research is an ecoAmerica project in collaboration with Strategic Business Insights (SBI).
American Climate Values 2014: Insights by Racial and Ethnic Groups
This reports builds upon the results of our ACV14 report by uncovering the common and distinct climate change viewpoints, values, and beliefs of African, Asian, and Hispanic/Latino Americans vs. national averages and each other. This research is an ecoAmerica project in collaboration with Strategic Business Insights (SBI).
Beyond Storms & Droughts: The Psychological Impacts of Climate Change
A new version of this report will be released in early 2017. If you’d like to receive the new report when it becomes available, please sign up here.
This report explores the likely psychological impacts of climate change, from stress, anxiety, and depression to increases in violence and aggression and loss of community identity. This research is a joint project between ecoAmerica and the American Psychological Association.
Achieving a Climate for Health: Philanthropy to Promote Health and Justice Through the Challenges of Climate Change
This report, a collaboration between ecoAmerica and Health and Environmental Funders Network, is designed to introduce grantmakers to issues and opportunities that lie at the intersection of climate change and health.
Connecting on Climate: A Guide to Effective Climate Communication
A joint project between the Center for Research on Environmental Decisions (CRED) at the Earth Institute, Columbia University and ecoAmerica, this guide includes research from a range of social science fields, including psychology, anthropology, and behavioral economics, and is designed to be useful for experienced and novice communicators alike.
