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

Published on June 28, 2023

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 Communication. Read the full report here: https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/climate-change-american-mind-politics-policy-spring-2023.pdf

Some clean energy highlights:

Many registered voters support building a range of climate-friendly energy production and distribution infrastructure in their local area. These include:

  • Solar farms: 64%
  • Wind farms: 57%
  • Electric vehicle charging stations: 56%
  • High-voltage power lines to distribute clean energy: 51%
  • Nuclear power plants: 34%

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