Report Summary

This report is based on findings from a nationally representative survey – Climate Change in the American Mind – conducted jointly by the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication and the George Mason University Center for Climate Change Communication. Interview dates: April 25 – May 4, 2024. Interviews: 1,031 adults (18+), 896 of whom are registered to vote. Average margin of error for registered voters: +/- 3 percentage points at the 95% confidence level.

Principal Investigators:

Anthony Leiserowitz, PhD
Yale Program on Climate Change Communication

Edward Maibach, MPH, PhD
George Mason University Center for Climate Change Communication

Seth Rosenthal, PhD
Yale Program on Climate Change Communication

John Kotcher, PhD
George Mason University Center for Climate Change Communication

 

For all media and other inquiries, please email:

Yale Program on Climate Change Communication: Eric Fine (eric.fine@yale.edu) and Michaela Hobbs (michaela.hobbs@yale.edu)

George Mason University Center for Climate Change Communication: Edward Maibach (emaibach@gmu.edu) and John Kotcher (jkotcher@gmu.edu)

Climate Change in the American Mind is conducted jointly by the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication and the George Mason University Center for Climate Change Communication.

Correction Note: A corrected version of chart 5.2 was added on August 7, 2024.