Title page
Contents
Acknowledgments 3
Introduction 6
Most Popular Policies (〉60 percent approval) 8
Moderately Popular Policies (50-60 percent approval) 12
Least Popular Policies (〈50 percent approval) 14
Economic Effects of Mitigation Policies 15
Voting in the 2024 Election 17
Conclusion 19
References 20
Figure 1. General climate policy preferences of Americans 6
Figure 2. Percent of Americans who think the government should limit greenhouse gas emissions by US businesses 7
Figure 3. American public opinion on whether the government should tax foreign companies for imports that put out more greenhouse gases than US products 8
Figure 4. American public opinion on whether the government should pay for job training for those who lose jobs due to a transition away from fossil fuels 8
Figure 5. American public opinion on whether the government should spend money to fill abandoned oil wells 8
Figure 6. Percentage of Americans who think that the US government should give utilities tax breaks to produce electricity from water, wind, and solar power 9
Figure 7. Percentage of Americans who think that the US government should either require or give tax breaks to lower greenhouse gas emissions from power plants 9
Figure 8. Percentage of Americans who think the US government should either require or give tax breaks to construct more energy-efficient cars, appliances,... 10
Figure 9. Percentage of Americans who favor the US government giving tax breaks to companies to reduce air pollution from burning coal 10
Figure 10. Percentage of Americans who favor taxing greenhouse gases 12
Figure 11. Percentage of Americans who favor a cap-and-dividend policy 13
Figure 12. Percentage of Americans who favor the US government giving tax breaks to companies to build nuclear power plants 14
Figure 13. Percentage of Americans who think that the US government should either require or give tax breaks to companies to construct all-electric vehicles 14
Figure 14. Percentage of Americans who believe that the US government should increase taxes on electricity and gasoline to cause people to use less 14
Figure 15. Percentage of Americans who believe that the US government taking action on global warming will help or hurt the US economy or the respondent's... 15
Figure 16. Percentage of Americans who believe that the government taking action on global warming will decrease the number of jobs in the United States... 16
Figure 17. Percentage of Americans who believe that the US government taking action on global warming will affect the amount of money they have or... 16
Figure 18. Impact on voting from hearing a candidate make a "green" or "not-green" statement 18
Figure 19. Impact on voting from hearing a candidate make a "green" or "not-green" statement, by party (2024) 18