Public Opinion (2023) - ClearPath Action

Public Opinion

The political climate has shifted. Polling shows huge support for pro-clean energy messages and voters want Republicans to lead with solutions. Go on offense.

2024 POLL: Clean Energy Solutions Attract Independents as Well as the Republican Base

Agree or disagree: Clean energy is an issue that Republicans in Congress SHOULD care about.

POLL: The World Wants New Nuclear

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Echelon Insights fielded a survey to n=3000 registered voters to landlines and cell phones, sampled from a national voter file. Models were trained on the survey responses, with individual-level predictions of support for clean energy policies. These predictions were then aggregated to create estimates of support for each state and Congressional Districts.

See the 2024 Toplines here

View the Frank Luntz Focus Group with conservative voters on March 2, 2022: Trump voters want GOP to have significant climate solutions.
See the 2023 Toplines here
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Additional 2021 Toplines here
See our 2020 polling data here

How important is it to you that your Member of Congress supports policies that promote clean energy?
Extremely

Clean energy is an issue that Republicans in Congress SHOULD care about.
Somewhat or strongly agree

Clean energy is an issue that Republicans in Congress DO care about.
Somewhat or strongly agree

You indicated that you believe Republicans in Congress SHOULD care about clean energy. Which two or three of the following are reasons that you think Republicans in Congress should care about clean energy?
Want more clean energy, steel and other products made in America
Want to reduce climate change
Want less expensive clean energy
Want to protect future generations
Want to beat China at developing clean energy
Want to see more bipartisanship

Climate Question: Which of the following comes closest to your view?
Climate change is happening and is caused primarily by human activity
Climate change is happening and is caused primarily by natural cycles in the Earth’s environment
Climate change is not happening
Unsure

For each of the following, please indicate to what extent you think the substance or chemical named contributes to climate change: A major impact, a minor impact, or no impact at all. If you aren’t sure, it is OK to give your best guess.
Methane is a major impact
Carbon dioxide is a major impact
Natural gas is a major impact
Hydrogen is a major impact

Regulation vs. Innovation: Which of these statements comes closest to your view, even if neither of them is exactly right?
Stricter regulation on carbon emissions is the best way to fight climate change.
Rather than more regulation, more innovation and better technology that lets us reduce carbon emissions is the best way.

We can reduce carbon emissions in the U.S. without having to impose new regulations on people and new restrictions on our economy.
Believe

It is possible for the U.S. to develop cleaner energy sources that can also provide more affordable energy.
Believe

Solutions: For each of the following, please indicate to what extent you think the idea could have an impact on reducing climate change: A major impact, a minor impact, or no impact at all. If you aren’t sure, it is OK to give your best guess.
Make it simpler to build new clean energy projects without getting too tied up in a cumbersome permitting process
Encourage manufacturers to consume less energy and emit less carbon when they produce important industrial products like steel and concrete
Support the increased use of advanced nuclear power to provide a stable energy source that emits much less carbon
Require all companies to report how much carbon they emit through their activities, including their entire supply chain, to federal financial regulators
Reduce the amount of meat we all eat and change the diet fed to cattle to reduce methane emissions

Responsibility: How much of a role should each of the following play in addressing climate change?
The U.S Department of Energy
The Environmental Protection Agency
The United States Congress
International organizations like the United Nations
Large publicly traded corporations
Investors and portfolio managers for large investment funds
Everyday people