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Climate Change in the American Mind: Beliefs & Attitudes, Spring 2023

Report Summary This report is based on findings from a nationally representative survey – Climate Change in the American Mind – conducted by the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication and the George Mason University Center for Climate Change Communication....

5. Fatalism

Climate Change in the American Mind, April 2022 5.1. Few Americans think it is too late to do anything about global warming. A majority of Americans (61%) either “strongly” (39%) or “somewhat” (22%) disagree with the statement that “it’s already too late to...

4. Personal and Social Engagement with Global Warming

Climate Change in the American Mind, April 2022 4.1. Most Americans “rarely” or “never” discuss global warming with family and friends. Two in three Americans (67%) say they “rarely” or “never” discuss global warming with family and friends, while one in three (33%)...

2. Emotional Responses to Global Warming

Climate Change in the American Mind, April 2022 2.1. A majority of Americans are worried about global warming. A majority of Americans (64%) say they are at least “somewhat worried” about global warming. This includes three in ten Americans (30%) who are “very...
5. Fatalism

5. Fatalism

Climate Change in the American Mind, April 2022 5.1. Few Americans think it is too late to do anything about global...

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