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· July 1, 2025

climate-change-american-mind-beliefs-attitudes-spring-2025-5.2

This line graph shows the percentage of Americans over time since 2008 who agree and disagree with the statement "the actions of a single individual won't make any difference in global warming." More than half of Americans disagree with the statement "the actions of a single individual won't make any difference in global warming." Data: Climate Change in the American Mind: Beliefs & Attitudes, Spring 2025. Refer to the data tables in Appendix 1 of the report for all percentages.