Massive support for climate change education continues

Climate Change in the American Mind report cover.

"About three in four registered voters (77%) agree that schools should teach children about the causes and consequences of global warming, and potential solutions," according to "Climate Change in the American Mind: Politics & Policy, Fall 2024" (PDF), a new report from the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication and the George Mason University for Climate Change Communication.

"This includes nearly all liberal and moderate/conservative Democrats (98% and 97% respectively), two-thirds of liberal/moderate Republicans (66%), and more than four in ten conservative Republicans (46%)," the report added.

The result is based on a nationally representative survey of 1031 American adults, of whom 896 were registered voters. The survey was conducted December 11-22, 2024, in a web-based environment; the sample was drawn from a nationally representative panel and weighted to match US Census Bureau demographic norms. The margin of error at the 95% confidence level for the whole sample of 896 registered voters is +/- 3 percentage points.

Glenn Branch
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Glenn Branch is Deputy Director of NCSE.

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