Report · Jul 9, 2026
Climate Change in the American Mind: Beliefs & Attitudes, Spring 2026
By Anthony Leiserowitz, John Kotcher, Seth Rosenthal, Emily Goddard, Jennifer Carman, Marija Verner, Teresa Myers, Joshua Ettinger, Julia Fine, Emily Richards, Matthew Goldberg, Jennifer Marlon and Edward Maibach
Filed under: Beliefs & Attitudes, Behaviors & Actions and Climate Impacts
6. Global Warming and Personal Agency
6.1 About half of Americans do not think new technologies can solve global warming without individual action.
More than half of Americans (52%) either “strongly” (20%) or “somewhat” (32%) disagree with the statement “new technologies can solve global warming without individuals having to make big changes in their lives” (refer to data tables, p. 82), while 48% either “strongly” (9%) or “somewhat” (39%) agree with this statement.
