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This post includes a roundup of climate + environment headlines, data points, and key takeaways from this week’s public polls – including new polling on the Build Back Better plan, a new report on politics and global warming perceptions from Yale and George Mason, new polls about extreme weather and methane rules, and a summary deck of key messaging and insights from recent climate and clean energy polling.
HEADLINES

Navigator – Fairer taxes, lower prescription drug prices, and expanded Medicare coverage are key rationales for voters to support the Build Back Better plan; most also believe that the bill’s clean energy policies will help people like them (Release, Deck, Topline)
Vox/Data for Progress – Voters continue to support the Build Back Better plan by a two-to-one margin after a brief explanation; majorities also support the CEPP and resist arguments to cut clean energy performance goals from the bill (Article, Topline)
Yale Program on Climate Change Communication & George Mason University Center for Climate Change Communication – Global warming has risen as a priority throughout the electorate since the beginning of the year; specific policies to boost renewables, incentivize energy efficiency, and conserve lands and waters have cross-partisan support (Article, Report)
Pew – Two-thirds of Americans perceive a rise in extreme weather; nearly half recall extreme weather in their own area over the past 12 months (Article, Topline)
Environmental Defense Action Fund – New rules to reduce methane emissions from the oil and gas industry have broad public backing, and communicating about new jobs in methane mitigation can enhance support (Memo)
Global Strategy Group – Top messages in favor of climate action and clean energy focus on health, future generations, and rebuilding an economy that works for all Americans (Deck)

“Young people don’t need a degree to fight for the future.” These words were spoken by Mishka Banuri, a young climate activist from Utah. This is the sentiment echoed by young people all across, not only the country, but the world. Alongside this statement, we also claim that young people don’t need a paid job in a nonprofit organization nor credibility or professionality to change the world and restore our future.

This deck from polling firm Global Strategy Group compiles recent public opinion findings on climate and clean energy issues, including the top-testing messaging and language to proactively talk about climate and health, economic impacts, and environmental justice as well as guidance on how to respond to attacks.
(This deck was collected by the Environmental Polling Consortium. If you would like to learn more about the EPC and receive weekly polling insights, please contact epc@partnershipproject.org)

Opinion data reveals signs of increased climate concern across the U.S. We may very well be nearing the tipping point in public opinion so essential for action. So what type of climate messages do we need now? We at Potential Energy have been rigorously testing different message frames and have learned a lot about what to say (and what not to say) at this critical juncture in the climate change movement. So we share with you clear, concise, actionable takeaways about what words to use (and what words to definitely avoid) so that we can drive up support during this once-in-a-lifetime moment for action.            

This post includes a roundup of climate + environment headlines, data points, and key takeaways from this week’s public polls – including new polling on the renewable energy transition, individual policies and trade-offs in the Build Back Better budget, and some stark data points highlighting the need for voter education on what’s in the budget.
HEADLINES

Climate Nexus + Yale Program on Climate Change Communication + George Mason University Center for Climate Change Communication – Voters widely want the U.S. to transition to renewable energy and see it as an economic plus, but there is still work to do to convince the public of renewables’ reliability and cost effectiveness; public understanding of methane pollution is very low (Release, Topline)
CNN/SRSS – A plurality of Americans want the full Build Back Better package passed without cuts, but few see how the legislation would help their own family (Article, Topline)
CBS/YouGov – Americans are hearing more about the Build Back Better budget’s $3.5 trillion topline spending figure and tax increases than any of its substantive benefits (Topline)
Yahoo/YouGov – Clean water is the single most popular component of the Build Back Better budget; lowering the plan’s price tag does virtually nothing to persuade the plan’s opponents to change their minds (Topline, Crosstabs)
POLITICO/Morning Consult – Climate change and the environment are the two issues on which voters are most likely to trust Democrats in Congress over Republicans in Congress; voters are divided on offshore drilling bans (Topline, Crosstabs)
Climate Action Campaign + Environment America – The Build Back Better plan has majority support in key congressional swing districts; ‘polluters pay’ laws and renewable energy investments are especially popular (GA-07 Release, GA-07 Memo, VA-07 Release, VA-07 Memo)