Norfolk city, Virginia

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
78%
Norfolk city, Virginia
Global warming is caused mostly by human activities
63%
Most scientists think global warming is happening
66%
Global warming is affecting the weather
70%
Worried about global warming
73%
Norfolk city, Virginia
Global warming will harm future generations
78%
Global warming will harm people in the developing countries
75%
Global warming will harm people in the US
72%
Global warming will harm me personally
55%
Schools should teach about global warming
83%
Norfolk city, Virginia
Fund research into renewable energy sources
81%
Provide tax rebates for energy efficient vehicles or solar panels
80%
Regulate CO2 as a pollutant
76%
Set strict CO2 limits on existing coal-fired power plants
72%
Discuss global warming at least occasionally
39%
Hear about global warming in the media at least once a week
32%
The President
Congress
My Governor
My Local Govt. Officials
Citizens
Corporations
60%
69%
65%
67%
71%
76%
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