Beyond the Numbers: How Americans View Global Population Issues

Adamson, David M.; DaVanzo, Julie

doi:10.7249/rb5037

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“…Previous literature finds that predictors of support for environmental policies include political ideology, partisanship, gender, age, and level of education. Numerous studies find that conservatives and Republicans are significantly less likely to support environmental regulations than liberals and Democrats (Anderson 2017; Hamilton 2011). Firestone and Kempton (2007) find that younger and better‐educated individuals are significantly more likely to support sources of clean energy.…”

Section: Public Opinion and Climate Changementioning

confidence: 99%

How Latinos’ perceptions of environmental health threats impact policy preferences

Vargas,

Gómez‐Aguiñaga,

Sanchez

et al. 2024

Social Science Quarterly

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ObjectiveThis article examines the relationship between environmental health threats, personal experiences with climate change, and their association with attitudes toward global warming and willingness to pay for clean energy.MethodsUsing a nationally representative survey of Latino adults (n = 1200), we use categorical regressions to examine the relationship between environmental health threats and policy preferences.ResultsLatinos who have personally experienced climate change and who view air pollution as a threat, are more likely to be concerned with climate change and believe that passing stricter environmental laws will improve the economy as opposed to reduce econonic growth. Latinos who have experienced climate change and worry about the impact of climate change in their homeland are also more willing to pay $5 or $10 for clean energy.ConclusionThis study has implications for our collective knowledge of Latinos’ connections to the environment and policy outcomes and contributes to the growing area of environmental public opinion among ethno‐racial groups.

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Section: Public Opinion and Climate Changementioning

confidence: 99%