Where Americans Stand On Climate Change As World Leaders Discuss A Way Forward At The G7 Summit – MENAFN.COM

Where Americans Stand On Climate Change As World Leaders Discuss A Way Forward At The G7 Summit – MENAFN.COM

(MENAFN - PR Newswire) The percent of Americans who said yes to federal climate change actions, according to a Long Island University Steven S. Hornstein Center for Policy, Polling and Analysis national poll. World leaders met at the G7 summit in Cornwall, England from June 11-13, 2021. The G7 Summit is an event that brings together leaders of some of the world's largest economies: Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The agenda included discussion on climate change . World leaders at the G7 Summit pledged a commitment to cut carbon emissions in half by 2030 and reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. These pledges are anticipated to impact the direction of climate change policy measures of the world's largest economies. Americans were asked if global warming is a serious and pressing problem. Of the respondents, 73% of Americans said yes, 17% said no, and 9% were unsure or had no answer. 94% of Democrats said yes, 70% of independent/other said yes, and 48% of Republicans said yes. Younger Americans were more concerned that global warming was a serious and pressing problem than older Americans. 80% of respondents between the ages of 18 and 29