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Report · Nov 19, 2015
Climate Change in the American Mind: October 2015
By Anthony Leiserowitz, Edward Maibach, Connie Roser-Renouf, Geoff Feinberg and Seth Rosenthal
Filed under: Beliefs & Attitudes
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7. The Ethical Dimensions of Global Warming
6. Evolving Opinions About Global Warming
A Small But Significant Number of Americans Say They Have Changed Their Opinion About Global Warming in the Past Year.
Few Americans (4%) say they have changed their opinion about global warming in the past year, while most—85 percent—say they have not.
Table of Contents
- Report Summary
- Executive Summary
- 1. Global Warming Beliefs
- 2. Global Warming Attitudes
- 3. Perceived Risks of Global Warming
- 4. Talking About Global Warming
- 5. Taking Action
- 6. Evolving Opinions About Global Warming
- 7. The Ethical Dimensions of Global Warming
- 8. The Francis Effect
- Appendix I: Data Tables
- Appendix II: Survey Method
- Appendix III: Sample Demographics
- Appendix IV: Sample Demographics
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Citation
Leiserowitz, A., Maibach, E., Roser-Renouf, C., Feinberg, G., & Rosenthal, S. (2015). Climate change in the American mind: October, 2015. Yale University and George Mason University. New Haven, CT: Yale Program on Climate Change Communication.
Funding Sources
The research was funded by the 11th Hour Project, the Energy Foundation, the Grantham Foundation, and the V.K. Rasmussen Foundation.