Partisans at odds over effects of climate policies on environment, economy % of U.S. adults who say policies aimed at reducing the effects of global climate change generally to the environment
Republicans see more risk than Democrats when it comes to the economic effects of climate policies. Around half of Republicans (52%) said in 2019 that such policies hurt the economy. In contrast, most Democrats said climate policies either help (47%) or make no difference (38%) to the economy.
Partisans at odds over effects of climate policies on  | environment, economy  | % of U.S. adults who say policies aimed at reducing the effects of global  | climate change generally  | to the environment  | Do more  | harm than Make no  | Do more good than harm  | good  | difference  | U.S. adults  | 54  | 15  | 29  | Rep/lean Rep  | 34  | 22  | 43  | Dem/lean Dem  | 71  | 10  | 17  | the U.S. economy  | Make no  | difference  | Help  | Hurt  | U.S. ad ults  | 33  | 30  | 35  | Rep/lean Rep  | 15  | 52  | 31  | Dem/lean Dem  | 47  | 13  | 38  | Note: Republicans and Democrats include independents and others who lean toward the  | parties. Respondents who did not give an answer ware not shown.  | Source: Survey conducted Oct. 1-13, 2019  | IU. S. Public Views on Climate and Energy  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 