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Environmental Polling Roundup – March 28th, 2025

David Gold, Environmental Polling Consortium
Research & Articles
03-28-2025

This post includes climate and environment headlines, data points, and key takeaways from recent public polls - including new polling on Trump’s handling of costs and energy issues, new polling on energy efficiency, and new polling about extreme weather and its impacts on the home insurance market.

Voters Want Their Government to Address the Property Insurance Crisis

Brian Burton and Grace Adcox. Data for Progress
Research & Articles
03-25-2025

Voters say that climate change is contributing to the rise in home insurance costs. While voters have overwhelmingly positive attitudes about clean energy companies, oil and gas companies are underwater. 65% of voters have favorable attitudes about the clean energy industry, compared to just 21% who feel unfavorably about it. 72% of voters say that the increase in climate change-fueled extreme weather events is at least “somewhat” responsible for recent changes in the home insurance sector, including spikes in home insurance rates and insurance companies leaving state insurance markets. Around two-thirds of voters (67%), including majorities of Democrats (82%), independents (61%), and Republicans (56%), say that they are at least “somewhat” concerned about future increases in the frequency of extreme weather events. Additionally, nearly four in five voters (78%) – including large majorities of Democrats (81%), independents (75%), and Republicans (76%) – are at least “somewhat” concerned about future increases in the price of property insurance.

Research & Articles
03-24-2025

Voters are motivated to take advantage of energy efficiency tax credits and rebates, as they believe that energy efficiency upgrades would lower their utility bills and raise their home values but are concerned about the upfront costs. 81% of voters support the U.S. encouraging energy efficiency improvements such as LED light bulbs, Energy Star-rated appliances, new insulation, and windows. 71% of voters, including 58% of Republicans, support energy efficiency tax credits after reading a brief description of the tax credits that were included in the Inflation Reduction Act. 64% of voters believe that installing energy-efficient appliances and making energy efficiency upgrades would decrease their utility bills. 57% of voters believe that installing energy-efficient appliances and making energy efficiency upgrades would increase their home’s property value. 71% of voters support the U.S. encouraging renewable energy investments, such as solar, wind, hydropower, and geothermal.

Environmental Polling Roundup – March 21st, 2025

David Gold, Environmental Polling Consortium
Research & Articles
03-21-2025

This post includes climate and environment headlines, data points, and key takeaways from recent public polls - including new polling on federal government cuts and an update of Yale and GMU’s “Six Americas” segmentation analysis.

New Polling: Confidence Plummets in Trump Bringing Down Costs

Saeed Mousavi. Climate Power Director of Insights & Polling
Research & Articles
03-21-2025

Voters are losing faith in Trump to handle energy prices. On each of the following measures, Climate Power found that less than half of voters now have confidence in Trump. Additionally, on all of these metrics, confidence in Trump has declined sharply since Climate Power previously asked these questions in December: creating good-paying jobs – 48% (-10 from Dec.); dealing with gas prices – 47% (-12 from Dec.); dealing with energy costs – 45% (-9 from Dec.) Musk’s unfavorability has risen sharply since Trump took office. Consistent with public polling, Climate Power finds that voters nationwide are turning against Musk. They find that 54% of voters now feel unfavorably about him, an increase of 10 points since December (44%).

Global Warming’s Six Americas, Fall 2024

Anthony Leiserowitz, Edward Maibach, Seth Rosenthal et al. Yale University and George Mason University
Research & Articles
03-20-2025

Over the past ten years, Americans who are “Alarmed” have grown more than any other audience, from 15% in 2014 to 26% in 2024 (+11 percentage points). Conversely, the Cautious have decreased in size the most during that time, from 23% in 2014 to 18% in 2024 (-5 percentage points). Additionally, the percentage of Americans who are either Alarmed or Concerned has increased from 47% in 2014 to 54% in 2024 (+7 percentage points). The Disengaged, Doubtful and Dismissive audiences have remained relatively similar in size over the past decade. Different audiences in the Six Americas have different knowledge needs. Alarmed and Concerned Americans are most interested in learning about solutions to climate change, and may be most responsive to messages asking them to get involved. The Cautious and Doubtful, in contrast, want to know more about the causes and evidence that climate change is happening, and may be most responsive to messaging that explains the scientific consensus around global warming.

Research & Articles
03-18-2025

To reach the feeds of those who don’t pay attention to political news, politicians or advocates need a viral message — one that will not just resonate, but spread organically among social networks. While low-engagement voters distrust social media influencers by a -50- point margin, they trust their family members and friends by a +64-point margin. It’s not always possible to create a viral moment, but it’s worth trying to be bold — in 2024, the campaign event voters heard the most about in October was Trump’s stunt at a McDonald’s drive-thru. Greg Landsman and Ro Khanna have racked up millions of views on their TikTok videos, which often feature them delivering straightforward descriptions of what is happening in Washington directly to their followers.

Poll: Key Findings from a Survey on Electric Vehicles

Meeting Street Insights & Hart Research Associates
Research & Articles
03-17-2025

Large majorities of voters across party lines agree that the federal government should invest in American EV manufacturing jobs, expand EV charging infrastructure, and help make EVs more affordable. 85% of voters say that the federal government should increase the number and reliability of public electric vehicle charging stations. 85% of voters say that the federal government should make electric vehicles more affordable for average Americans and working families. 80% of voters say that the federal government should make investments that create electric vehicle manufacturing jobs in the U.S. 72% of voters say that the federal government should keep the $7,500 tax break for Americans who buy an electric vehicle.

Yale Climate Opinion Maps 2024

Yale Program on Climate Change Communication
Research & Articles
03-13-2025

Public opinion about global warming is an important influence on decision-making about policies to reduce global warming or prepare for the impacts, but American opinions vary widely depending on where people live. These national surveys show that 72% of Americans think global warming is happening. This new Climate Opinion Maps model estimates, however, show that only 53% of people in Emery County, Utah agree. Meanwhile 72% in neighboring Grand County, Utah believe global warming is happening. Explore the maps by clicking on a state, congressional district, metro area, or county and compare the results across questions and with other geographic areas. This version of the Yale Climate Opinion Maps is based on survey data from 2008 through fall 2024. Public opinion polling is generally done at the national level because local-level polling is very costly and time-intensive. However, Yale developed a geographic and statistical model to downscale national public opinion results to the state, congressional district, and county levels.

This guide offers parents and caregivers practical strategies to support children's mental health and resilience amid the challenges posed by climate change. Build a trusted circle of support around you — family, friends, neighbors, colleagues — to bolster your own resilience and expand the safety net for your child. Seek mental health support when needed to reduce stress and anxiety. Access community services to help with practical needs (e.g., financial support, housing, food assistance, etc.) to let you focus on supporting your child. For younger children: They need guidance on understanding climate change, managing fears, and finding hope. For older children (8+) and teens: They need you to listen without judgment, to have honest conversations about their worries, and support for taking action. Be open to meaningful conversations; listen to your child’s concerns. Avoid dismissing their worries — ask them to name their emotions, then acknowledge and validate them. Show empathy and offer reassurance to help them process their emotions.