Report · May 19, 2020
Climate Change in the American Mind: April 2020
By Anthony Leiserowitz, Edward Maibach, Seth Rosenthal, John Kotcher, Parrish Bergquist, Matthew Ballew, Matthew Goldberg, Abel Gustafson and Xinran Wang
Filed under: Beliefs & Attitudes
9. Adaptation to Global Warming
9.1. Majorities of Americans prioritize protecting agriculture, water supplies, and people’s health from the effects of global warming.
Majorities of Americans think state and local governments should place a “high priority” on protecting agriculture, public water supplies, and people’s health (all 55%) from the effects of global warming over the next ten years.
Four in ten or more think protecting forests (45%), the electricity system (41%), and coastlines/wetlands (40%) should be a high priority. Fewer place a high priority on protecting public sewer systems (37%), transportation/roads/bridges (36%), or state and local parks (30%) from the effects of global warming.
