Majority of Americans Support Climate Change Actions and Negotiations, Poll Says

To gain a better understanding of the American public’s views on global warming and other environmental issues, the United States’ role in international negotiations to reduce global warming, and policies to transport energy,  Yale University and the AP-NORC Center conducted a nationally representative online survey of 1,578 American adults between November 20 and December 1, 2014.
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• Fifty-six percent of Americans believe global warming is happening and 20 percent believe it is not happening.  Almost a quarter, 23 percent, are unsure.
• Sixty-one percent of Americans want the United States to be a world leader in combating global warming and to be participating in international climate negotiations.
• When it comes to the long-term impact of environmental protections, fewer than 1 in 5 think they will harm the economy.  Sixty percent report they will improve economic growth and provide new jobs.

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The results of the national poll were released Friday, on the official last day of international climate talks in Lima, Peru, where negotiators were expected to work into the weekend to reach an agreement that could be finalized in Paris next December.

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