• Californians who believe in global warming expect to see a myriad of negative effects over the next 50 years. More than nine in ten believe that heat waves (93%), droughts (92%), and/ordeclining numbers of fish and native wildlife (91%). More than eight in ten expect increased allergies, asthma, infectious diseases, or other health problems (86%). • Approximately six in ten Californians say that more should be done about global warming at all levels of government—from President Obama and Congress, to Governor Brown and the state legislature, to local government officials. However, even larger numbers of Californians believe that corporations and industry (73%) and citizens themselves (70%) should be doing more to address climate change. • Three in four Californians (73%) say the U.S. should reduce greenhouse gas emissions regardless of whether or not other countries do the same. • Many Californians believe that individual action, and especially collective action, can be effective in reducing global warming. Among those who believe global warming is happening, most (89%) say their own actions would reduce their personal contribution to global warming at least a little. Virtually all Californians who believe global warming is happening say that if the same actions were taken by most people in the U.S. and around the world, it would reduce global warming a little, some, or a lot. • Half of Californians (51%) say that switching from fossil fuels to clean energy sources would increase economic growth and the number of jobs.
Posted on: Wed, 06 Aug 2014 20:08:51 +0000