California

Public Opinion on Climate Change, 2021

Public opinion data come from the Yale Climate Opinion Maps (YCOM), which are based on a statistical model that employs nationally representative Climate Change in the American Mind (CCAM) surveys conducted between 2008 and 2021. The model combines geographic, census, socioeconomic, and political data with CCAM survey data collected by the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication and George Mason University Center for Climate Change Communication (combined n > 28,000). For more information about the survey question wording and methodology, please visit YCOM: climatecommunication.yale.edu/visualizations-data/ycom-us

Global warming is happening
77%
California
Global warming is caused mostly by human activities
63%
Most scientists think global warming is happening
63%
Global warming is affecting the weather
70%
Worried about global warming
73%
California
Global warming will harm future generations
77%
Global warming will harm people in the developing countries
74%
Global warming will harm people in the US
71%
Global warming will harm me personally
54%
Has personally experienced the effects of global warmings
53%
Schools should teach about global warming
81%
California
Fund research into renewable energy sources
79%
Provide tax rebates for energy efficient vehicles or solar panels
80%
Regulate CO2 as a pollutant
74%
Set strict CO2 limits on existing coal-fired power plants
71%
Discuss global warming at least occasionally
43%
Hear about global warming in the media at least once a week
37%
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