Climate Change in the American Mind
Public opinion plays a critical role in the American response to global warming. Our twice a year Climate Change in the American Mind nationally representative surveys investigate, track, and explain public climate change knowledge, risk perceptions, policy support and behavior.
Our findings are published in numerous reports and peer-reviewed articles and are cited by leading news organizations, academic journals, and online media around the world. Conducted with our partners at the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication, it is the largest and most comprehensive resource on American public opinion about climate change.
Beliefs and Attitudes Reports
Politics and Policy Reports
Climate Notes
Climate Notes are short articles that interpret and analyze the research produced by our Climate Change in the American Mind research reports.
Our Climate Change in the American Mind Work
Americans’ Global Warming Beliefs and Attitudes: November 2011
This study, conducted by the Yale Project on Climate Change Communication and the George Mason University Center for Climate Change Communication, is based upon a survey conducted between October 20 and November 16, 2011. It found that public understanding that global...
Americans’ Actions to Conserve Energy, Reduce Waste and Limit Global Warming: November 2011
Americans’ Actions to Conserve Energy, Reduce Waste, and Limit Global Warming in May 2011 reports results from a national survey fielded from April 23 to May 12, 2011 with 1,010 adults, using the online research panel of Knowledge Networks. The report includes...
Politics & Global Warming: Democrats, Republicans, Independents, and the Tea Party
A special report, Politics & Global Warming: Democrats, Republicans, Independents, and the Tea Party reports how the members of each political party respond to the issue of global warming. The Tea Party has become an important new player in American politics, so...
Americans’ Actions to Conserve Energy, Reduce Waste, and Limit Global Warming: May 2011
Americans’ Actions to Conserve Energy, Reduce Waste, and Limit Global Warming in May 2011 reports results from a national survey fielded from April 23 to May 12, 2011 with 1,010 adults, using the online research panel of Knowledge Networks. The report...
Climate Change in the American Mind: Americans’ Global Warming Beliefs and Attitudes: May 2011
This study was conducted by the Yale Project on Climate Change Communication and the George Mason University Center for Climate Change Communication between April 23 and May 12, 2011. Highlights include: Roughly half of all Americans believe that global warming...
Americans’ Global Warming Beliefs and Attitudes: June 2010
This report includes measures of public global warming beliefs, risk perceptions, personal importance, information needs, trust in different information sources, attitudes towards individual action, and how these have changed since January, 2010 and November, 2008....
Explore Our Data
Whether you’re a researcher, journalist, policymaker, educator, advocate, or simply curious about public opinion on climate change, our interactive tools make it easy to explore how Americans’ beliefs, risk perceptions, policy preferences, and behaviors have evolved over time. Dive into nationally representative data, compare trends across demographic and political groups, and uncover insights to inform research, communication, and decision-making.
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