Latest Climate Polls: More Knowledge but Urgency Lags

As the final weeks tick down to international climate treaty talks in Paris, social scientists are releasing a bevy of new data demonstrating the breadth and diversity of support for action on global warming.

Four new climate polls were released last week alone.  They looked at global warming opinions in 40 countries, the impact of Pope Francis' recent climate campaign and Americans'—and in one case, specifically African-Americans'—views on climate change, the Clean Power Plan and global treaty talks.

Overall, the polls show a growing awareness of climate change as a serious problem, but a sense of urgency has not necessarily followed, particularly in the United States.  Here are the main takeaways from each of last week's major climate polls:

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