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Report Summary

This report is based on findings from a nationally representative survey – Climate Change in the American Mind – conducted by the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication (climatecommunication.yale.edu) and the George Mason University Center for Climate Change Communication (climatechangecommunication.org). Interview dates: April 13 – May 2, 2022. Interviews: 1,018 adults (18+). Average margin of error: +/- 3 percentage points at the 95% confidence level. The research was funded by the Schmidt Family Foundation, the Energy Foundation, the MacArthur Foundation, the Heising-Simons Foundation, and the Grantham Foundation.

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Yale Program on Climate Change Communication: Eric Fine (eric.fine@yale.edu)

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