Resource Type: Polling & Surveys

We all know oil is dirty and there are cleaner alternatives available. But what about all those other Americans we need to mobilize? As many of you push back hard against the Trump administration’s latest call for more offshore drilling, continue to engage in pipeline battles, and fight to protect the federal clean car standards, this week’s alert shares new polling on Americans’ attitudes on oil, its impacts and our ability to get off it.

There’s no way to sugarcoat it — 2017 was a rough year for our climate. From the Paris Agreement to countless EPA rollbacks, many of the gains achieved in recent years are in peril. At the same time, record storms and wildfires served as stark reminders of the need for sensible climate and clean energy policies at the federal, state, and local levels. Today, we provide the Lab’s perspective on a few significant climate-related stories from 2017, highlighting key insights on evidence-based approaches to confronting some of our biggest challenges.