Toplines include

• 63% of U.S. adults say global climate change is affecting their community, with 24% responding it is affecting their community "a great deal"
• 60% view climate change as a "major threat" to the well-being of the U.S. - as high percentage of respondents taking this view as in any Pew Research Center survey going back to 2009
• 65% say the Federal government is doing "too little" to reduce effects of climate change
• 79% think the U.S. should prioritize developing alternative energy sources and 58% say government regulations will be necessary to encourage businesses and individuals to rely more on renewable energy (vs. 39% who think the private marketplace will ensure this change in habits)
• Respondents support a range of polices to address climate change, including:
  • Planting about a trillion trees (90%)
  • Providing a tax credit to businesses for developing carbon capture/storage (84%)
  • Tougher restrictions on power plant carbon emissions (80%)
  • Taxing corporations based on carbon emissions (73%)
  • Tougher fuel efficiency standards for cars (71%)