Americans see too little federal action on climate change, back range of policies to reduce its effects % ofus adults who say Global climate change is affecting Favor leach of the following proposals to reduce the effects of climate change
A majority of Americans continue to say they see the effects of climate change in their own communities and believe that the federal government falls short in its efforts to reduce the impacts of climate change.
At a time when partisanship colors most views of policy, broad majorities of the public – including more than half of Republicans and overwhelming shares of Democrats – say they would favor a range of initiatives to reduce the impacts of climate change, including large-scale tree planting efforts, tax credits for businesses that capture carbon emissions and tougher fuel efficiency standards for vehicles, according to a new Pew Research Center survey.
The new national survey by Pew Research Center, conducted April 29 to May 5 among 10,957 U.S. adults using the Center’s online American Trends Panel, finds a majority of U.S. adults want the government to play a larger role in addressing climate change. About two-thirds (65%) of Americans say the federal government is doing too little to reduce the effects of climate change – a view that’s about as widely held today as it was last fall.
Americans see too little federal action on climate  | change, back range of policies to reduce its effects  | % ofus adults who say  | A great deal  | Some  | Global climate change is affecting  | 24%  | 63%  | 39%  | their change local community affecting  | Too little  | Federal government is doing to  | 65  | reduce effects of climate change  | Favor leach of the following proposals to reduce the effects of climate change  | Planting about a trillion trees to  | 90  | absorb carbon emissions  | Providing a tax credit to businesses for  | 84  | developing carbon capture/storage  | Tougher restrictions on power  | 80  | plant carbon emissions  | Taxing corporations based on  | 73  | their carbon emissions  | Tougher fuel efficiency  | standards for cars  | U.S. should prioritize developing  | 79  | alternative energy sources  | Note: Respondents who gave other responses or did not give an answer are not shown.  | Source: Survey conducted April 29-May 5, 2020.  | "Two-Thirds of Americans Think Government Should Do More on Climate"  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 