A new poll of U.S. adults by Yale University's Yale Project on Climate Change shows that a strong majority Americans favor a move to renewable energy sources and a reduction in carbon emissions. This marks an encouraging increase since the last poll was taken in January, which tracked a significant drop over the course of the previous year. Here are some key stats:
- 87 percent of respondents support funding more research into renewable energy sources
- 83 percent support tax rebates for people who buy fuel-efficient vehicles and solar panels
- 77 percent support regulating carbon dioxide as a pollutant
- 65 percent support signing an international treaty that requires the United States to cut its emissions of carbon dioxide 90 percent by the year 2050
- 61 percent support requiring electric utilities to produce at least 20 percent of their electricity from renewable energy sources, even if it cost the average household an extra $100 per year
Public concern about global warming is rising as well. Sixty-one percent of respondents believe global warming is happening, a four point increase over the last polling period.
You can read the entire report here.
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