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· July 6, 2026

climate-change-american-mind-beliefs-attitudes-spring-2026-7.1

These bar charts show the percentage of Americans who think global warming is or is not an environmental issue, a moral issue, a religious issue, a social justice (fairness) issue, a political issue, a scientific issue, a health issue, an economic issue, a national security issue, an agricultural (farming, food) issue, a poverty issue, a severe weather issue, or a humanitarian issue, or are not sure. Americans are most likely to think of global warming as an environmental, scientific, agricultural, or severe weather issue. Data: Climate Change in the American Mind, Beliefs & Attitudes, Spring 2026. Refer to the data tables in Appendix 1 of the report for all percentages.