Poll: As Economy Revives, Jumpstart Renewables over Fossil Fuels
April 29, 2020
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Tony Leiserowitz for Yale Center on Climate Communication: (email)
Eight in 10 (80%) voters – including about nine in 10 (91%) Democrats and two-thirds (67%) of Republicans – say we should listen to scientists and public health experts who recommend we continue social distancing and keep non-essential businesses closed. Just one in five (20%) say we should loosen the social distancing restrictions and reopen non-essential businesses, even if it means some Americans will be at greater risk of contracting or dying from the coronavirus. Voters are also generally observing social distancing guidelines: More than seven in 10 (71%) say they have not left their home in the last 3 days for non-essential reasons.
Nearly nine in 10 (88%) voters, including Democrats (91%) and Republicans (86%), say politicians should trust the experts and heed their advice, even if they may not personally agree, as opposed to trusting their own instincts and acting accordingly, even if it means going against the advice of experts (12%).
April 30, 2020 at 1:48 pm
Just out:
April 30, 2020 at 5:37 pm
thanks for that link, have posted.
will see if I can talk to some of these researchers.