Public Opinion Research
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Surveys: Climate Change
Stanford Woods Institute researchers are examining beliefs and attitudes regarding environmental problems, policies and solutions and how these attitudes influence political behavior. Climate change and energy are the foci of a series of recent surveys conducted by Stanford Communications Professor Jon Krosnick, a Senior Fellow by courtesy and the Frederic O. Glover Professor in Humanities and Social Sciences. His work illuminates Americans’ views on strategies for preventing and adapting to global warming.
Featured Research
Learn about the March 2013 survey commissioned by the Stanford Woods and the Center for Ocean Solutions that found an overwhelming number of Americans want to prepare in order to minimize damage likely to be caused by global warming-induced sea level rise and storms.
Summary of California public opinion on climate adaptation
Summary of U.S. public opinion on climate adaptation
Research brief on Public Preferences Regarding Preparing for the Possible Effects of Climate Change
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Media Coverage
Stanford's Jon Krosnick: On Climate Change, Most Americans Want Action »
Woods Affiliate Jon Krosnick (Humanities and Sciences) discusses how large majorities of Americans believe climate change is real and support measures for action
By Patt Morrison,
