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Americans Divided Over Direction of Biden’s Climate Change Policies
By narrow margin, Americans more likely than not to say stricter environmental laws are worth the cost
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- Americans Divided Over Direction of Biden’s Climate Change Policies
- Deep partisan divides over whether Biden’s climate policies are taking country in right or wrong direction
- Most who say their community experienced extreme weather see climate change as a factor
- Two-thirds of Americans support incentives for more use of hybrid and electric vehicles
- Majorities of Democrats and Republicans support tree plantings, carbon capture to address climate change
- 63% of Americans say the federal government is doing too little to protect water quality
- Large majority of Democrats say the federal government isn’t doing enough on climate change
- By narrow margin, Americans more likely than not to say stricter environmental laws are worth the cost
- Majorities of Americans who live in the West report unusually hot weather, droughts and major wildfires in the last year
- Among those whose local communities have experienced extreme weather, most say climate change contributed a lot or a little
- Lower-income Americans are more likely to say safety of drinking water is a problem in their local communities
- 82% of Republicans oppose phasing out gasoline cars by 2035, while two-thirds of Democrats favor this
- Younger adults more likely than older adults to consider buying an electric vehicle
- Americans who have considered purchasing electric vehicles cite helping the environment, saving money on gas as top reasons why
- Saving money on gas is a major factor for prospective electric vehicle buyers among both major parties
- Younger Republicans particularly likely to say federal government is doing too little on the environment
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- Democrats continue to be far more likely than Republicans to say the federal government is doing too little on climate change
- Republican support for taxing corporations based on their carbon emissions has declined
- Democrats and Republicans have different perceptions of some weather events
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