PUBLIC WANTS CLIMATE ACTION BUT STILL DOUBTS CAUSES
Poll: 70 percent believe in climate change
Timothy Cama, January 5, 2016 (The Hill)
“A new survey finds that 70 percent of Americans believe the climate is changing…[but there is still] a stark partisan divide on most issues surrounding climate change, including whether it is happening, how serious it is and what should be done about it…The research…found that Democrats (63 percent) are much more likely than Republicans (18 percent) to see climate change as a very serious issue…Pollsters found that only 27 percent of respondents agree with the overwhelming scientific consensus that human activity is the main cause of climate change…The survey did find [nearly two thirds of all respondents and three quarters of younger adults support] actions to stop climate change, though the questions were worded mostly to focus on the effects of global warming, like rising sea levels and increased extreme weather…” click here for more
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