U.S. Voters Back Paris Climate Deal 5 to 1
By 5 to 1, voters say the U.S. should stick with the Paris Agreement
Ed Maibach, Anthony Leiserowitz, and Jennifer Marlon on May 16, 2017
“… [The President’s] senior advisers have wrestled over whether to keep the U.S. in the Paris climate agreement, repeatedly postponing their meeting to reach a final decision…[But] a clear majority of Americans say that global warming is happening, human-caused, and a serious threat requiring action. More specifically, there is broad public support for the Paris Agreement — even among Trump voters…In a nationally representative survey conducted last November after the election, we found that seven in 10 registered voters say the U.S. should participate in the Paris climate agreement. Only 13 percent say the U.S. should not…Majorities of Democrats and Independents, as well as half of Republicans, say the U.S. should participate. Only conservative Republicans are split, with marginally more saying the U.S. should participate than saying we should not…
[A] majority of Americans in all 50 states say that the U.S. should participate in the Paris climate agreement…[Even the lowest levels of popular support are over 50% and] the states that provided President Trump with his electoral win are over 60%]…” click here for more
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