Fact Sheet | Polling the American Public on Climate Change (2016)

• 70% of respondents said it was a "very" or "somewhat" high priority to cut greenhouse gas emissions from energy production.
• Following an in-depth briefing on the Clean Power Plan, 69% of respondents approved of the Plan, which would limit greenhouse gas emissions from power plants.

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• In the four states surveyed (Florida, Michigan, Missouri, and Wisconsin), at least 50% of respondents (up to 58% in Florida) said they thought climate change is being caused by human activities.
• Between 64% (Missouri) and 73% (Florida) of respondents in each state support the Clean Power Plan.

• 94% of survey respondents stated that climate change is real.
• 87% of respondents said that human activity contributes to global warming.
• 94% reported that they have taken steps to reduce their carbon footprint.

• 73% of registered voters think climate change is currently happening.
• 56% believe that climate change is mostly caused by human activities.
• 57% of respondents are "very" or "somewhat" concerned about global warming.

• 75% of respondents are "very concerned" or "somewhat concerned" about climate change.
• 56% of respondents said the federal government is responsible for doing something to combat climate change.

• 59% of respondents said climate change effects have begun.
• 64% of respondents are concerned "a great deal or a fair amount" about climate change. 84% of self-identified Democrats, 64% of Independents, and 40% of Republicans expressed such levels of concern.
• 65% of those surveyed said climate change is caused by human activities.

• 51% of respondents think protecting the environment and fighting climate change should be one of the President’s and Congress's "top priorities" when addressing world affairs. 

• 54% of Montanans view climate change as a "serious problem for the state."
• 60% of urban residents in Montana are concerned about climate change, versus 47% of rural residents.

• 53% of respondents say human activity is causing global climate change (77% of Democrats, 48% of Independents, and 30% of Republicans). 28% of respondents think the climate is changing, but not because of human activity.
• 46% of respondents believe that the threat of climate change has not been exaggerated.

• 63% of Democrats, 42% of Independents and 18% of Republicans said climate change is a very serious problem. 
• 85% of Democrats, 74% of Independents and 49% of Republicans said climate change is happening.
• 64% of respondents support the U.S. government doing more to combat climate change and sea level rise.

• 58% of Republicans said they approve of the United States working with other countries to limit climate change.
• 68% of Republicans either "somewhat strongly" or "strongly" agree that they are prepared to take individual steps to help protect the environment.

• 50% of respondents said climate change is causing a "serious impact" to the Earth now.
• 53% of survey respondents said global warming is caused mostly by human activity.
• 66% of poll respondents agree the United States should sign an international treaty to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

• 63% of respondents find global warming to be a "serious problem" (81% of Democrats, 62% of Independents, and 43% of Republicans say global warming is a "serious problem").
• Regardless of party affiliation, 47% of survey respondents said that the government should be doing more to combat climate change, 32% think the government is taking the right amount of action on climate change, and 18% think it is doing too much.

• 65% of respondents polled said climate change is happening, and 51% of respondents said climate change is caused mostly or entirely by human activities.
• 23% of respondents were "extremely or very worried" about global warming, while 34% were "moderately" worried.

• 74% of survey respondents think it’s "extremely" or "very important" for the President and Congress to set standards preventing global warming and climate change.
• 66% of survey respondents think global warming is caused mostly by human activities.
• 82% are "very or somewhat worried" about global warming and climate change.

• 68% of respondents said global warming is happening (86% of Democrats, 68% of Independents, and 51% of Republicans).
• 64% of voters think the United States should do "much or somewhat more" to address climate change.

• 51.4% of Australians between the ages of 12 and 25 view environmental issues as an "extremely important" federal issue.
• 16% of respondents are most interested in having their political leaders address climate change.

• High numbers of respondents in Asian countries rated climate change as one of the most serious problems facing the world—63% in Hong Kong, 61% in China, 58% in Singapore, and 52% in Malaysia and Thailand.
• Of those surveyed, European countries reported the second highest percentage of concern about climate change, with 62% expressing concern in Sweden, 60% in Denmark and Finland, 59% in Germany, 51% in France, 50% in the United Kingdom, and 49% in Norway.
• 36% of Americans listed climate change as one of the most serious problems facing the world.

• 84% of respondents worldwide view climate change as a serious issue (54% called it a "very serious" issue, and 30% said it is a "somewhat serious" issue).
• 39% of adults surveyed in North America said climate change was a serious issue (the smallest share across the five world regions), compared to 83% of adults surveyed in Latin America.
• 70% of adults surveyed globally said there was "solid evidence" that the world is getting warmer.

• The majority of respondents in every country surveyed said climate change is a serious problem, and a median of 47% consider it to be a very serious problem.
• Survey respondents in Brazil (86%), Burkina Faso (79%), Chile (77%), India (76%) and Uganda (76%) were especially concerned, viewing climate change as a "very serious" problem.
• In China, which releases more greenhouse gas emissions than any other country, 18% of respondents said climate change is a "very serious" problem, a sharp decrease from the 41% who said so in 2010.