Axios: “Americans’ Likes and Dislikes on Climate Policy”

Axios’ Generate newsletter covers new polling from RFF and Stanford University on American climate policy opinions.

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Date

Aug. 29, 2024

News Type

Media Highlight

Source

Axios

Favoring action to fight climate change is still a political winner, but the devil is in the details, new polling shows.

Why it matters: Resources For the Future, a nonpartisan think tank, and Stanford tested high-level messaging as well as a constellation of specific policies.

The big picture: Hearing a statement that says fossil fuels are helping warm the planet and supports newer forms of energy (among other things) made respondents 57 percent more likely to support a hypothetical Senate candidate.

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