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U.S. Public Views on Climate and Energy

U.S. Public Views on Climate and Energy

Full Title: U.S. Public Views on Climate and Energy
Author(s): Cary Funk and Meg Hefferon
Publisher(s): Pew Research Center
Publication Date: November 25, 2019
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Description (excerpt):

Majorities of Americans say the federal government is doing too little for key aspects of the environment, from protecting water or air quality to reducing the effects of climate change. And most believe the United States should focus on developing alternative sources of energy over expansion of fossil fuel sources, according to a new Pew Research Center survey.

A majority of U.S. adults say they are taking at least some specific action in their daily lives to protect the environment, though Democrats and Republicans remain at ideological odds over the causes of climate change and the effects of policies to address it, according to the survey of 3,627 U.S. adults conducted Oct. 1 to Oct. 13, 2019, using the Center’s American Trends Panel.

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