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June 26, 2023

2. How Americans see Biden’s climate policies

About two-thirds of Democrats say it’s a good idea for the federal government to limit new construction in areas at risk of extreme weather

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2. How Americans see Biden’s climate policies
Wide partisan gap on whether Biden’s climate policies are taking country in right or wrong direction
Among Democrats who say Biden’s climate policies are taking the country in the right direction, majority say he could be doing more
Majority of Americans support requiring power plants to eliminate all carbon emissions by 2040
Majority of Republicans favor providing a tax credit to businesses for developing carbon capture technology
Majorities of Americans say environmental protection, economic factors are important in climate policy
Democrats and Republicans offer different visions of what’s important in climate policies
74% of Americans support U.S. participation in international efforts to address climate change
56% say the U.S. should do about as much as other large economies to help reduce climate effects
Americans unconvinced that U.S. and other countries will do enough to avoid worst climate change impacts
Majority of Americans say limiting construction in areas at risk of extreme weather is a good idea
About two-thirds of Democrats say it’s a good idea for the federal government to limit new construction in areas at risk of extreme weather
Experience with extreme weather and views on the federal government’s role in high-risk communities
Adults living in the West are more likely to report droughts and wildfires in their local community than those in other regions
60% of adults who have experienced long periods of unusually hot weather in the past year say climate change contributed a lot
Majority of Republicans who report extreme weather experiences in their community say climate change has contributed to these events

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