A new cross-country study released by Potential Energy and the Rockefeller Foundation, following the G7 Summit, finds that public support for climate solutions is widespread across major democracies and cuts across ideological lines. The research surveys more than 83,000 adults across the United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, and Canada. It reports relatively strong agreement on climate-related actions in Italy and France, while Germany and the UK show greater division on related views. Beyond differences in public opinion, the study emphasizes that how climate goals are communicated can influence acceptance. In particular, the findings highlight that the term “net zero” is not equally resonant with everyone and that wording can affect how people interpret and respond to climate policy messages. The report concludes that messaging strategies matter in every country studied, even where overall support for climate solutions remains high. Overall, the study frames climate views as broadly supportive across the political spectrum, with notable variations by country and by language used to describe climate targets and actions.
Study finds broad support for climate solutions across major democracies, varies by messaging
A new cross-country study released by Potential Energy and the Rockefeller Foundation, following the G7 Summit, finds that public support for climate solutions is widespread across major democracies a...
- A Potential Energy and Rockefeller Foundation study surveys more than 83,000 adults across the United States, UK, France, Germany, Italy, and Canada.
- The study finds strong support for climate solutions across ideological groups.
- Italy and France show relatively less division on climate views than Germany and the UK.
- The report says messaging affects public responses to climate policy goals.
- The study highlights that terms such as “net zero” can influence how climate goals are received.
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