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

Climate Change in the American Mind: Beliefs & Attitudes, Spring 2026

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

Climate Change in the American Mind: Beliefs & Attitudes, Fall 2025

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

Climate Change in the American Mind: Beliefs & Attitudes, Spring 2025

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

Climate Change in the American Mind: Beliefs & Attitudes, Spring 2024

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

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

Download Full Report 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...

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....

Climate Change in the American Mind: Beliefs & Attitudes, December 2022

Download Full Report Report Summary his 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...

Climate Change in the American Mind, April 2022

Download Full Report 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...

Climate Change in the American Mind, September 2021

Download Full Report Report Summary Our latest national survey finds that overall public understanding that climate change is happening, affecting the weather, and harming Americans is at all-time record highs. For example, Americans who think global warming is...

Public Support for International Climate Action, September 2021

Download Full Report Report Summary Drawing on a nationally representative survey (n = 1,006; including 898 registered voters), this report describes how registered voters in the United States view a variety of policies related to international climate action in order...

Politics and Policy Reports

Climate Change in the American Mind: Politics and Policy, Spring 2026

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

Climate Change in the American Mind: Politics and Policy, Fall 2025

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

Climate Change in the American Mind: Politics and Policy, Spring 2025

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

Climate Change in the American Mind: Public Perceptions of the Health Harms of Global Warming, Fall 2024

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

Climate Change in the American Mind: Beliefs and Attitudes, Fall 2024

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

Climate Change in the American Mind: Politics & Policy, Fall 2024

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

Climate Change in the American Mind: Politics & Policy, Spring 2024

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

Climate Change in the American Mind: Politics & Policy, Fall 2023

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

Climate Change in the American Mind: Politics & Policy, Spring 2023

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

Climate Change in the American Mind: Politics & Policy, December 2022

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

Climate Notes

Climate Notes are short articles that interpret and analyze the research produced by our Climate Change in the American Mind research reports.

Dramatic increase in public beliefs and worries about climate change

Dramatic increase in public beliefs and worries about climate change

Americans’ actions to limit and prepare for global warming

Americans’ actions to limit and prepare for global warming

Segmenting the climate change Alarmed: Active, Willing, and Inactive

Segmenting the climate change Alarmed: Active, Willing, and Inactive

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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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