This post includes climate and environment headlines, data points, and key takeaways from recent public polls - including new polling about Build Back Better and clean energy incentives, a new poll of Black and Latino Americans about climate and environmental justice issues, new findings from Yale and George Mason’s long-running “Six Americas” tracking study, and a newly released summary of the past year’s polling on climate and environmental issues.

You can also find a press release on the EPC’s end-of-year polling takeaways here, which was put out this week by EDF Action, the League of Conservation Voters, NRDC, Sierra Club, and the Climate Action Campaign.

HEADLINES

• Yale Program on Climate Change Communication + GMU Center for Climate Change Communication - A record-high number of Americans are “Alarmed” about climate change; this group is now the largest of six attitudinal segments of the country (Alarmed, Concerned, Cautious, Disengaged, Doubtful, and Dismissive) and has nearly doubled in size over the past five years (Article)
• WE ACT for Environmental Justice + GreenLatinos + Third Way - Black and Latino Americans feel the impacts of climate change firsthand; top-testing messages about climate action with these audiences include statements about future generations, scientific consensus, and economic benefits (Release, Slide Deck)
• Navigator - More than three in five voters support the Build Back Better Plan, and support among Republican voters has increased over the past month; most voters also believe that the plan’s major provisions will be effective in lowering household costs (Release, Slide Deck)
• Data for Progress + Invest in America - Broad majorities continue to support the Build Back Better Plan and its specific climate and environmental investments; support for the plan largely holds up after a simulated back-and-forth debate on inflation (Release, Topline)
• Data for Progress - Voters support reforming the clean energy tax credit system with “direct pay” to clean energy producers (Article, Topline)
• Climate Power - Major takeaways from Climate Power’s 2021 polling include increased concern about climate change, steady majority support for the Build Back Better Plan and its core clean energy and climate provisions, and clear political upside for candidates who back the Build Back Better Plan (Article)

This post includes climate and environment headlines, data points, and key takeaways from recent public polls - including new polling about Build Back Better, a new Yale/GMU report on consumer activism, and a comparison of how strongly partisan voters on both sides care about the government’s approach to climate change.

HEADLINES

• Yale Program on Climate Change Communication + GMU Center for Climate Change Communication - Majorities of Americans believe companies of every kind should be doing more about global warming (Article, Full Report)
• Data for Progress - The Build Back Better plan and its major components were popular throughout 2021, and voters continue to back the plan by a nearly two-to-one margin once they know what’s in it (Article recapping 2021 polling, New poll release, New topline)
• POLITICO + Morning Consult - Voters narrowly support the Build Back Better plan when it’s described as “Democrats’ roughly $2 trillion climate and social spending package”; a plurality of the legislation’s supporters say it’s moving too slowly (Topline, Crosstabs)
• Reuters/Ipsos - Democrats are more likely than Republicans to say they’d be “angry” if the government acts in opposition to their personal views on climate change (Release)

This post includes a roundup of climate and environment headlines, data points, and key takeaways from this week’s public polls - including a lot of new polling on the Build Back Better plan, its climate and environmental provisions, and economic arguments in favor of the plan.

HEADLINES

• Data for Progress + Invest in America - Majorities continue to support the Build Back Better plan and its major climate and environmental investments when provided with brief descriptions; voters side more with economic arguments in favor of the plan than economic arguments against it (Article, Topline)
• Data for Progress - Support for the Build Back Better plan remains high after voters hear back-and-forth arguments about its impact on inflation (Article, Topline)
• POLITICO + Morning Consult - More voters support than oppose the Build Back Better plan when it’s described as “the Democrats’ roughly $2 trillion Build Back Better climate and social spending package”; health care provisions continue to drive support, and majorities also support specific climate and clean energy provisions (Article, Crosstabs)
• Monmouth University - Support for the Build Back Better plan is steady, including majority support for including “a significant amount of money to deal with climate change” (Release, including topline and crosstabs)
• NPR + Marist College - Americans are more inclined to believe that the Build Back Better plan will have a positive impact on jobs than inflation; perceptions of its personal impact are sharply driven by partisanship (Article, Crosstabs)
• Conservative Energy Network - Voters overwhelmingly favor increased use of renewables and are far more likely to vote for political candidates who recognize how human activity contributes to climate change (Release, Topline)

This post includes a roundup of climate and environment headlines, data points, and key takeaways from this week’s public polls - including new polling on the Build Back Better plan, climate agreements made at COP26, and young Americans’ climate attitudes.

HEADLINES

• Navigator - Support for the Build Back Better package remains high, and messages about corporate greed and the bill’s economic benefits help neutralize attacks over spending and inflation; replacing lead pipes is the most popular policy to tout in the bipartisan infrastructure bill (Build Back Better Deck, Infrastructure Deck)
• POLITICO + Morning Consult - Roughly half of voters support the Build Back Better package when it’s described as Democrats’ “$2 trillion Build Back Better climate and social spending package,” but a plurality believe it will worsen inflation (Article, Crosstabs)
• Morning Consult - Few Americans followed coverage about COP26, but most support the major international agreements made at the conference (Article, Crosstabs)
• Harvard Institute of Politics - Most young Americans expect climate change to impact their major life decisions (Release, Topline, Crosstabs)

This post includes a roundup of climate and environment headlines, data points, and key takeaways from this week’s public polls - including a major new report on Americans’ shifting climate change attitudes from the Yale and GMU programs on climate change communication, plus fresh polling about the Build Back Better plan and how voters view climate-friendly policies in the context of rising living costs and gas prices.

HEADLINES

• Yale Program on Climate Change Communication + GMU Center for Climate Change Communication - The majority of Americans now believe that Americans are being harmed by global warming “right now”; beliefs that climate change is having a major impact on weather have also risen sharply this year  (Release, Full Report) 
• Washington Post + ABC - The Build Back Better plan has majority support after a brief description that leads with its climate change focus; most view climate change as a “very serious” problem facing the country  (Topline, Crosstabs) 
• Yahoo + YouGov - Climate change is on par with coronavirus and only behind the economy and health care as a top issue for Americans in the 2022 elections; support for the Build Back Better plan drops among Democrats and independents when they learn that the package was trimmed down (Topline, Crosstabs)
• Climate Power + Data for Progress - With voters deeply concerned about energy prices, investments in energy efficiency remain very popular (Release, Toplines)
• Navigator - Voters are receptive to the argument that corporate greed, including by oil and gas companies, is driving the rising cost of living (Release, Deck, Topline)
• Coltura + Climate Nexus + Yale + GMU - Most voters support requiring all new cars sold in their state to be electric starting in 2030; tax rebates and new charging infrastructure are key drivers of interest in purchasing electric vehicles (Press Release, National Topline, Full release including links to state-level toplines)

This post includes a roundup of climate and environment headlines, data points, and key takeaways from this week’s public polls - including new polling on the Build Back Better plan, its key provisions, and its personal impacts.

HEADLINES

• POLITICO + Morning Consult - Climate change and the environment remain the two issues where Democrats in Congress are trusted most over Republicans in Congress; passing a climate bill is equally or more important to Democratic voters than any other priority besides coronavirus recovery (Topline, Crosstabs)
• Navigator - Voters continue to widely support the Build Back Better plan after learning basic information about it; while health insurance provisions remain the most popular elements of the plan, over two-thirds see investment in clean energy jobs as a good reason to pass the legislation (Release, Deck)
• Monmouth University - Six in ten Americans support significant investment in climate action as part of the Build Back Better framework (Release including topline and crosstabs)
• Suffolk University + USA Today - Most voters still don’t see how the reconciliation bill will help their own family (Topline, Crosstabs) 

This post includes a roundup of climate + environment headlines, data points, and key takeaways from this week’s public polls - including fresh polling on the new Build Back Better framework and its core climate and energy provisions + analysis of climate polling trends throughout the year + new polling on attitudes about climate and clean energy among Latino voters in battleground states and districts.

HEADLINES

• Morning Consult - The public’s level of concern about climate has generally been steady this year but Biden’s approval on the issue has declined, in large part due to a drop among Democrats (Article)
• POLITICO + Morning Consult - Major provisions of the Build Back Better framework, including investments in clean energy and climate, remain popular; when forced to choose which policies they most want to keep in the bill, voters gravitate toward health care provisions (Article, Topline, Crosstabs)
• Navigator - Top-testing arguments for the Build Back Better plan focus on supporting workers, lowering everyday costs, and creating a better future for the next generation; regular voters still know very little about the bill (Release, Deck, Topline)
• Data for Progress + Invest in America - Support for the new Build Back Better framework is high, including two-to-one support for investing in clean energy, resiliency, and conservation (Release, Topline)
• Data for Progress + Groundwork Collaborative + SEAP - Two-thirds of voters in southern states are concerned about climate change and southern voters widely agree that extreme weather events are on the rise in their communities (Memo, Crosstabs)
• Climate Power + BSP Research - Latino voters in battleground states and districts overwhelmingly support the Build Back Better plan’s climate and clean energy provisions (Topline, Crosstabs, AZ Release, CO Release, FL Release, NV Release, CA Battleground Districts Release, TX Battleground Districts Release)

This post includes a roundup of climate + environment headlines, data points, and key takeaways from this week’s public polls - including new polling on the Build Back Better plan, a new report on politics and global warming perceptions from Yale and George Mason, new polls about extreme weather and methane rules, and a summary deck of key messaging and insights from recent climate and clean energy polling.

HEADLINES

• Navigator - Fairer taxes, lower prescription drug prices, and expanded Medicare coverage are key rationales for voters to support the Build Back Better plan; most also believe that the bill’s clean energy policies will help people like them (Release, Deck, Topline)
• Vox/Data for Progress - Voters continue to support the Build Back Better plan by a two-to-one margin after a brief explanation; majorities also support the CEPP and resist arguments to cut clean energy performance goals from the bill (Article, Topline)
• Yale Program on Climate Change Communication & George Mason University Center for Climate Change Communication - Global warming has risen as a priority throughout the electorate since the beginning of the year; specific policies to boost renewables, incentivize energy efficiency, and conserve lands and waters have cross-partisan support (Article, Report)
• Pew - Two-thirds of Americans perceive a rise in extreme weather; nearly half recall extreme weather in their own area over the past 12 months (Article, Topline)
• Environmental Defense Action Fund - New rules to reduce methane emissions from the oil and gas industry have broad public backing, and communicating about new jobs in methane mitigation can enhance support (Memo)
• Global Strategy Group - Top messages in favor of climate action and clean energy focus on health, future generations, and rebuilding an economy that works for all Americans (Deck)

This deck from polling firm Global Strategy Group compiles recent public opinion findings on climate and clean energy issues, including the top-testing messaging and language to proactively talk about climate and health, economic impacts, and environmental justice as well as guidance on how to respond to attacks.

(This deck was collected by the Environmental Polling Consortium. If you would like to learn more about the EPC and receive weekly polling insights, please contact epc@partnershipproject.org)

This post includes a roundup of climate + environment headlines, data points, and key takeaways from this week’s public polls - including new polling on the renewable energy transition, individual policies and trade-offs in the Build Back Better budget, and some stark data points highlighting the need for voter education on what’s in the budget.

HEADLINES

• Climate Nexus + Yale Program on Climate Change Communication + George Mason University Center for Climate Change Communication - Voters widely want the U.S. to transition to renewable energy and see it as an economic plus, but there is still work to do to convince the public of renewables’ reliability and cost effectiveness; public understanding of methane pollution is very low (Release, Topline)
• CNN/SRSS - A plurality of Americans want the full Build Back Better package passed without cuts, but few see how the legislation would help their own family (Article, Topline)
• CBS/YouGov - Americans are hearing more about the Build Back Better budget’s $3.5 trillion topline spending figure and tax increases than any of its substantive benefits (Topline)
• Yahoo/YouGov - Clean water is the single most popular component of the Build Back Better budget; lowering the plan’s price tag does virtually nothing to persuade the plan’s opponents to change their minds (Topline, Crosstabs)
• POLITICO/Morning Consult - Climate change and the environment are the two issues on which voters are most likely to trust Democrats in Congress over Republicans in Congress; voters are divided on offshore drilling bans (Topline, Crosstabs)
• Climate Action Campaign + Environment America - The Build Back Better plan has majority support in key congressional swing districts; ‘polluters pay’ laws and renewable energy investments are especially popular (GA-07 Release, GA-07 Memo, VA-07 Release, VA-07 Memo)