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American Metrics Survey: Climate Opinion

Author: ecoAmerica and Lake Research Partners

September 14, 2016

83% of U.S. adults think climate change is happening, with 26% responding that it is “mainly due to human activities”; 13% responding that it is “mainly due to natural causes”; and 55% responding that it is “due to a combination of both human activities and natural causes.” 38% of U.S. adults are “very concerned” about climate change (including 23% of Republicans) and 38% of “somewhat concerned” (including 34% of Republicans). 67% of U.S. adults think the U.S. should be producing “much more” wind and solar energy than we are today, with 22% responding “somewhat more.”