

Among Americans ages 18 to 29, 50% say the U.S. While the public is generally reluctant to phase out fossil fuels altogether, younger adults are more open to this idea. More than twice as many (67%) say the country should use a mix of energy sources, including fossil fuels and renewables. should completely phase out oil, coal and natural gas. Americans are wary of relying exclusively on renewable energy sources. Energy production and transportation are two high-emission sectors where efforts are being made to reduce emissions.Īmericans are reluctant to phase out fossil fuels altogether, but younger adults are more open to it. taking steps to become carbon neutral, but about the same share of Republicans ages 65 and older (64%) oppose this.Ĭlimate experts say it’s necessary to significantly reduce carbon emissions in order to slow the pace of climate change. But there are important differences by age within the GOP: Two-thirds of Republicans under age 30 (67%) favor the U.S. Among Republicans and Republican leaners, 44% support this goal and 53% oppose it. taking steps to become carbon neutral by 2050. Nine-in-ten Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents support the U.S. Carbon neutrality means releasing no more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere than is removed. should prioritize developing renewable energy sources, such as wind and solar, over expanding the production of oil, coal and natural gas. The same share of Americans (69%) say the U.S. taking steps to become carbon neutral by 2050, a goal outlined by President Joe Biden at the outset of his administration. Nearly seven-in-ten Americans (69%) favor the U.S. Here are the questions used for this analysis, along with responses, and its methodology.Ī majority of Americans support the U.S. adult population by gender, race, ethnicity, partisan affiliation, education and other categories. The survey is weighted to be representative of the U.S. All earlier findings have been previously published, and methodological information, including the sample sizes and field dates, can be found by following the links in the text.Įveryone who took part in the survey is a member of the Center’s American Trends Panel (ATP), an online survey panel that is recruited through national, random sampling of residential addresses. The most recent survey was conducted March 13-19, 2023, among 10,701 U.S. Pew Research Center published this collection of survey findings as part of its ongoing work to understand attitudes about climate change and energy issues.
