Even those who care most about climate have heard little of Biden's policies

President Joe Biden made addressing climate change a cardinal rumor successful his 2020 campaign. Three years into his presidency, what do those who attraction astir nan rumor astir deliberation astir what he's done? How overmuch do they know?

Few Americans opportunity they've heard a batch astir what nan management has done connected ambiance change. That extends to those successful nan president's ain statement and to those who complaint nan rumor of ambiance alteration arsenic very important. Half of them person heard small aliases thing astatine each astir what nan management has done. 

And possibly arsenic a result, those who prioritize ambiance alteration are emotion somewhat unsatisfied — much of them consciousness nan president has done excessively little, alternatively than nan correct magnitude connected trying to trim it.

But they do for illustration nan Biden administration's policies erstwhile they perceive astir them. 

Climate change: An rumor important to Biden's base

Climate alteration is not nan astir important rumor for Americans overall; it trails economical issues and matters for illustration crime and immigration. But astir Democrats, liberals, those who voted for Mr. Biden successful 2020 and galore younger group spot a batch of value connected nan issue. These groups will beryllium important to Mr. Biden successful November. 

Just 10% of Americans who opportunity ambiance alteration is simply a very important rumor person heard aliases publication a batch astir what nan Biden management has done truthful acold to woody pinch it. And erstwhile evaluating nan Biden administration, galore deliberation it has done excessively small to reside it.

When presented pinch immoderate of nan Biden administration's ambiance alteration policies, a mostly of those who spot a batch of value connected ambiance alteration — from enhanced regulations, to reducing toxic chemicals successful drinking water, to taxation rebates for buying an electrical conveyance — favored nan policies. 

Even group who consciousness nan management has done excessively small connected ambiance alteration support these policies. So this whitethorn beryllium much astir Mr. Biden needing to get his connection retired location than having to person this "climate constituency" — those who telephone nan ambiance rumor very important — of nan constituent of his policies. 

What is nan "climate constituency" looking for?

Nine successful 10 of those who telephone nan ambiance rumor very important support nan state taking steps to extremity aliases slow nan complaint of ambiance change, and if they had to choose, they overwhelmingly would prioritize protecting nan earth's ambiance complete power production.

And astir work together pinch nan management and Democratic leaders that efforts to trim ambiance alteration would thief nan economy, not wounded it, putting them astatine likelihood pinch those who spot small aliases nary value connected nan issue. 

2024 statesmanlike candidates and ambiance change

While this "climate constituency" would for illustration to spot Mr. Biden do more, they do for illustration his attack to ambiance alteration and power argumentation to erstwhile President Donald Trump's. It's nan nationalist astatine ample that is not convinced, and that adds up to Mr. Biden moving astir moreover pinch Trump among group who are asked whose attack to nan rumor they work together pinch more. More than a 4th prime neither. 

Americans who deliberation nan rumor of ambiance alteration is very important and those who want an power argumentation that moves distant from fossil fuels successful favour of renewable power sources for illustration Mr. Biden's attack connected some ambiance and energy, while those who spot small value connected ambiance change  and who want to promote greater accumulation of fossil fuels favour Trump's approach.

This cuts heavy to partisanship arsenic well, though independents — who deliberation efforts to conflict ambiance alteration will wounded alternatively than thief their finances — thin much towards Trump's attack than Mr. Biden's.

Looking ahead, there's skepticism that either campaigner tin do overmuch astir ambiance alteration if elected successful November. 

On balance, much deliberation Mr. Biden will slow nan complaint of ambiance alteration and much deliberation Trump will summation it, while half don't deliberation it will make immoderate difference, sloppy of who wins successful 2024. 

Americans pinch a much fatalistic position connected ambiance alteration — who deliberation humanity can't do thing astir ambiance alteration aliases who deliberation it doesn't beryllium successful nan first spot — are nan astir apt to opportunity nan predetermination will make nary difference. 

This CBS News/YouGov study was conducted pinch a nationally typical sample of 2,230 U.S. big residents interviewed betwixt April 16-19, 2024. The sample was weighted according to gender, age, race, and acquisition based connected nan U.S. Census American Community Survey and Current Population Survey, arsenic good arsenic past vote. The separator of correction is ±2.7  points.

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