San Mateo County, 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
84%
San Mateo County, California
Global warming is caused mostly by human activities
72%
Most scientists think global warming is happening
74%
Global warming is affecting the weather
78%
Worried about global warming
78%
San Mateo County, California
Global warming will harm plants and animals
81%
Global warming will harm future generations
81%
Global warming will harm people in the developing countries
80%
Global warming will harm people in the US
76%
Global warming will harm me personally
55%
Global warming is already harming people in the US
73%
Has personally experienced the effects of global warmings
59%
Schools should teach about global warming
85%
San Mateo County, California
Fund research into renewable energy sources
83%
Provide tax rebates for energy efficient vehicles or solar panels
82%
Regulate CO2 as a pollutant
79%
Set strict CO2 limits on existing coal-fired power plants
76%
Require fossil fuel companies to pay a carbon tax
76%
Require utilities to produce 20% electricity from renewable sources
75%
Drill for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
21%
Expand offshore drilling for oil and natural gas off the U.S. coast
30%
Global warming should be a high priority for the next President and Congress
71%
Discuss global warming at least occasionally
50%
Hear about global warming in the media at least once a week
42%
The President
Congress
My Governor
My Local Govt. Officials
Citizens
Corporations
65%
73%
58%
63%
74%
80%
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