Climate change concerns grow, but few think Biden's climate law will help, AP-NORC poll finds
A poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research shows that 45% of U.S. adults say they have become more concerned about climate change over the past year
By ALEXA ST. JOHN and LINLEY SANDERS
Published - Apr 18, 2024, 12:10 AM ET
Last Updated - Apr 18, 2024, 12:10 AM EDT
Like many Americans, Ron Theusch is getting more worried about climate change.
A resident of Alden, Minnesota, Theusch has noticed increasingly dry and mild winters punctuated by short periods of severe cold — symptoms of a warming planet.
As he thinks about that, future generations are on his mind. “We have four children that are in their 20s,” the 56-year-old truck driver and moderate Democrat said. "It's like, what’s our grandkids' world going to be like?”
A new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research shows that 45% of adults in the United States say they have become more concerned about climate change over the past year, including roughly 6 in 10 Democrats and one-quarter of Republicans.
