How Joe Biden May Have Outmaneuvered Donald Trump On Energy, Climate, and the Economic Recovery
A story in Time Magazine details Joe Biden's stance on climate change and references public opinion data from Climate Insights 2020: Overall Trends.
But, strategically, Biden leaned in rather than back down. Two-thirds of Americans support aggressive action on climate change, according to a Pew Research poll released in June, one of many showing heightened voter concern over the issue. Perhaps more significantly, a growing group of Americans rank the issue among their top concerns and cite it as a motivating factor in their political engagement. In August, researchers from Resources for the Future and Stanford University found that a quarter of the American public view the issue as key motivator for their voting and political participation, up from 13% just five years ago.
