Climate Note · Feb 14, 2012
Do Americans Support or Oppose Subsidies For Fossil Fuels?
Filed under: Policy & Politics
In his new proposed federal budget, President Obama today called on Congress to repeal more than $4 billion a year in subsidies for the fossil fuel industry, arguing that these “inefficient fossil fuel subsidies…impede investment in clean energy sources and undermine efforts to address the threat of climate change.”
As of November 2011, a large majority of Americans (70%) also opposed federal subsidies for the fossil fuel industry (coal, oil, and natural gas), including majorities of Republicans, Democrats, and Independents:
Source: Public Support for Climate & Energy Policies in November 2011