Report · May 8, 2018
Politics & Global Warming, March 2018
By Anthony Leiserowitz, Edward Maibach, Connie Roser-Renouf, Seth Rosenthal, Matthew Cutler and John Kotcher
Filed under: Policy & Politics
3. Who is Responsible for Action on Global Warming?
3.1. Seven in ten registered voters want corporations and industry to do more to address global warming. Voters also want more action from citizens and government.
Across party lines, a majority of registered voters say corporations and industry should do more to address global warming (70% of all registered voters; 84% of Democrats, 70% of Independents, and 55% of Republicans).
Half or more of registered voters, including Democrats, Independents, and liberal/moderate Republicans, but not conservative Republicans, think citizens, the U.S. Congress, President Trump, their own member of Congress, and/or their local government officials should do more to address global warming. Half or more Democrats and Independents think their governor and/or the media should do more.
3.2. A majority of registered voters think global warming should be a “high” or “very high” priority for the president and Congress.
A majority of registered voters (54%) think global warming should be a high or very high priority for the president and Congress, including more than three in four Democrats (78%), over half of Independents (58%), but only one in four Republicans (25%). Liberal Democrats are about five times more likely than conservative Republicans to think global warming should be a priority (84% versus 16%, respectively).
