This post includes climate and environment headlines, data points, and key takeaways from recent public polls - including polling on the Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework, Georgia voters, extreme weather, and more.
HEADLINES
White House - Polls show broad support for the clean energy and climate proposals in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework, as well as for climate and clean energy proposals that were left out of the bipartisan deal (Memo)
Environmental Defense Action Fund + Morning Consult - Americans have widespread concerns about extreme heat and wildfires; bipartisan majorities support measures to mitigate extreme weather (Release, National Memo, Arizona Memo, Colorado Memo, Idaho Memo)
Data for Progress + Chesapeake Climate Action Fund + Southern Alliance for Clean Energy - Voters in Georgia and West Virginia support the American Jobs Plan’s clean energy provisions; West Virginia voters respond very positively to localized framing (Georgia Memo + Topline, West Virginia Memo + Topline)
Navigator - Voters in U.S. House battlegrounds are more likely to support Democrats’ economic plans (including infrastructure and clean energy investments) after learning that the funding would come from increasing taxes on the wealthy and big corporations (Release + Slide Deck)
GOOD DATA POINTS TO HIGHLIGHT
-76% of Americans say it is important to pass federal legislation to address the underlying climate-related factors that cause drought (EDAF)
-72% of Americans, including 57% of Republicans, support stronger pollution limits for vehicles and power plants in order to increase air quality (EDAF)
-67% of voters in Georgia support a clean electricity standard to put the U.S. on a path to 100% clean electricity by 2035 (Data for Progress + Southern Alliance for Clean Energy)
-56% of voters in West Virginia support a clean electricity standard to put the U.S. on a path to 100% clean electricity by 2035 (Data for Progress + Chesapeake Climate Action Fund)
-Climate/environment is the most important single issue area for more Americans than any other issue area besides health care (Economist/YouGov)