Barron’s: “Americans Are Cooling on EVs, But Warming to Nuclear Power, Survey Says”

An article in Barron’s discusses key findings from our Climate Insights 2024: American Climate Policy Opinions survey.

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Aug. 28, 2024

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Media Highlight

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Barron’s

Public support is slipping for some climate policies in the US, according to a new survey out of Stanford University. The results offered relatively bad news for electric vehicles, but some positive signals for nuclear power and proponents of a unique policy known as a carbon border tariff...

The survey of nearly 1,000 people was conducted between October 2023 and February 2024 by Stanford, nonprofit Resources for the Future, and survey research firm ReconMR. This survey has a long history, allowing researchers to track public opinion over time.

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Federal Climate Policy

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