Two-Thirds of Americans Disagree with Trump’s Focus on Fossil Fuels

The president promises to boost oil and coal, but Americans’ interest in renewable energy is growing.

As President Donald Trump prepares to boost fossil fuel production, a Pew Research Center poll finds that 65 percent of Americans would rather the U.S. focus on developing clean energy.

The new poll, released Monday, shows that 27 percent said fossil fuels should be a priority, compared with 65 percent who favored renewable energy.  Public support for renewable fuels has risen 5 percentage points since 2014, Pew said, with 81 percent of Democrats and 45 percent of Republicans now backing it as a priority.  Among those aged 18 to 49, 73 percent favored renewables, compared with half of those over 50.

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