It seems the unstoppable momentum of green movement has stalled lately as Americans reconsider the cost of some tougher proposals to get rid of the industrial carbon dioxide world. [emphasis, links added]
As skepticism grows, the latest I&I/TIPP poll shows that the campaign to cut carbon dioxide at all costs may also be over.
After so many predictions of looming environmental disasters failed to come true, Americans are increasingly wary of “net zero” and other modern green movements.
In a national online poll conducted from March 26 to 28, I&I/Tipp asked 1,452 pollsters the following opening questions: “Which of the following best describes your view of the current climate change movement?”
Those who were polled (+/- 2.6 percentage point error rate) were asked to choose from six possible answers:
The first answer is that the climate change campaign “is a necessary response to a serious global crisis.” It gets 39% support, more than any other single response.
However, taking into account the remaining five responses portray widespread suspicion about the green movement among the rest of the polls.
In this group, 16% said: “It went too far, yes Driven by politics rather than science,“Although 20% agree: “I am worried about the environment, but Suspicion of the climate shock.transparent
Another 5% said, “I used to support it, but now questioned its motivation and impact.” 11% noted, “I don’t think climate change is a major issue.”
The remaining 9% said they were uncertain.
Therefore, most (52%) express varying degrees of doubt about the climate change movement, its motivations, its impacts and their significance to the future.
However, there are two big differences in the population collapse of the data. One is political affiliation.
Among Democrats, 57% believe that the green movement is a “necessary response to a serious global crisis”, while only 25% of Republicans and 37% of independents agree.
Respondents also played an important role in the places where they lived, with people living in the Northeast (37%), the Midwest (33%) and the South (37%) being much less likely to see green movement as a “necessary response”, while the number in the western region is much higher: 50%.
It seems that the West has a well-deserved reputation in politics with green influence.
In the second question, I&I/Tipp proposes a more specific interviewee query, i.e.:
“The Trump administration proposed to back down federal climate regulations, including reversing the power of EPA to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and modify estimated “carbon social costs,” a calculation used to justify green energy regulations. Do you support or oppose these efforts to reduce federal participation in climate policy?”
This time, 41% of respondents said they either “strongly support” (23%) or “support” the “back” of strict federal climate rules.
But not far behind is that 37% of Americans say they are “strongly opposed” (25%) or “somewhat oppose” (12%) of anyone who weakens climate regulations.
Ideology usually plays a big role.
70% of those who self-described as “conservatives” support weakening federal environmental rules, and only 14% object.
Meanwhile, self-identification moderates gave 29% support, but 45% opposed to green laws. Those who claim to be liberals showed only 24% support, but 63% opposed the idea.
As shown in the figure below, a similar split can be seen through party affiliation.
So the Green Movement has not died yet? It certainly looks like this trend.
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