Poll Shows Majority Of Americans Want Government To Act On Climate Change, But There’s A Catch
This data reinforces previous polling data indicating that a majority of American citizens, regardless of party affiliation, believe that climate change is a serious issue demanding urgent political action.
What sets the new set of data apart from the rest is also the part that makes it slightly less uplifting.
The poll found that 51% of Americans are willing to pay $1 per month to combat the growing threat of climate change, but when you start look at numbers higher than a dollar per month, the willingness of American citizens to foot the bill begins to decline sharply.
Additionally, the poll found a majority of citizens are against fracking, especially when they learn about the negative health effects from the oil and gas drilling process. However, support for fracking rises to nearly 41% when citizens are told that it could save them a few hundred dollars each year on their electric bills.
The new data helps to provide a clearer picture of how American citizens tend to view most non-social issues, and that is through the lens of finance.
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