February survey conducted by Pew Research Centerr found that a growing number of Americans share concerns about climate change.
Over the past four years, the percentage of Americans who believe climate change should be a top priority has increased 38% to 52%.the study showed.
However, it also found that much of that change came from Democrats, showing that climate change remains a point of contention along party lines.
Here’s what they found:
Party lines
Even the choice of words drew different reactions from Democrats and Republicans, despite an overall escalate in concerns, according to the study.
In 2020 85 percent With Democrats said that “protecting the environment” should be a top priority for the president and Congress. Only 39 percent With Republicans he said the same thing.
Changing the language to “climate change” or “global warming” should be a top priority for the president and congressional leadership 78 percent Democrats agree, although it is fair 21 percent Republicans said the same thing.
Rules
90%… percent Democrats who believe the federal government is doing too little to reduce the effects of climate change.
39%… percent Republicans who believe the federal government is doing too little to reduce the effects of climate change.
The study showed that by generation Millennials and younger Republicans were more likely to believe that the federal government was doing too little to combat climate change.
The survey found that conservative Republicans were particularly skeptical about the impact of policy on combating climate change.
Twenty-five percent Conservative Republicans said climate change policies do more good than harm to the environment. Forty-seven percent the mentioned rules have no impact on the environment or others 26 percent concluded that climate change policies do more harm than good.
46%… percent Republicans women who believe the federal government is doing too little to address climate change compared to 34 percent Republican men.
