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Americans Largely Favor U.S. Taking Steps To Become Carbon Neutral by 2050
Most homeowners who have considered installing solar panels want to both save money and help the environment
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- Americans Largely Favor U.S. Taking Steps To Become Carbon Neutral by 2050
- Majorities prioritize alternative energy development and back U.S. taking steps to become carbon neutral
- Both party coalitions have internal differences over energy policy
- Three-quarters of Americans support a U.S. role in global efforts to address climate change
- Majority of U.S. adults say federal government should encourage production of wind and solar power
- Partisans differ over whether the federal government should encourage the use of electric vehicles
- Majority favors the U.S. taking steps to become carbon neutral by 2050
- Two-thirds say U.S. should use a mix of fossil fuels and renewable energy sources
- Majority expects air and water quality would improve if there’s a major shift to renewable energy in the U.S.
- Democrats expect positive impacts from a possible transition to much more renewable energy in U.S.
- Americans express competing concerns over possible transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources
- Americans list positive environmental and climate impacts as main benefits to possible energy transition
- Economic concerns, preparedness seen as main downsides to phasing out oil, coal and natural gas
- Homeowners in West most likely to have considered or installed solar panels
- Most homeowners who have considered installing solar panels want to both save money and help the environment
- Democrats and Republicans disagree on impact of climate change policies on the economy, environment
- 46% of Americans say human activity contributes a great deal to climate change, 29% say some
- Three-quarters of Americans support U.S. participation in international climate change efforts
- 54% say the U.S. should do about as much as other large economies to help reduce climate effects
- 53% think it’s unlikely U.S. and other countries will do enough to avoid worst impacts from climate change
- Partisans differ over whether U.S. has a responsibility to help developing countries build renewable energy