According to an April 2024 survey on climate change conducted in the United States, some 49 percent of respondents believed new technologies can solve global warming without individuals having to make significant changes in their behavior. Another 50 percent of respondents disagreed with this statement.
Share of adults who believe new technologies can solve global warming in the United States from 2008 to 2024
The question was phrased by the source as follows: "How much do you agree or disagree with the following statement? New technologies can solve global warming without individuals having to make big changes in their lives".
* Number of survey respondents for previous years:
• April 2023: Fielded April 18 – May 1 (N = 1,181) • March 2021: Fielded March 18 – 29 (N = 1,037) • April 2020: Fielded April 7 – 17 (N = 1,029) • May 2017: Fielded May 18 – June 6 (N = 1,266) • March 2018: Fielded March 7 – March 24 (N = 1,278) • May 2017: Fielded May 18 – June 6 (N = 1,266) • March 2016: Fielded March 18 – 31 (N = 1,204) • March 2015: Fielded February 27 – March 10 (N = 1,263) • April 2014: Fielded April 15 – 22 (N = 1,013) • April 2013: Fielded April 10 – 15 (N = 1,045) • March 2012: Fielded March 12 – 30 (N = 1,008) • May 2011: Fielded April 23 – May 12 (N = 1,010) • June 2010: Fielded May 14 – June 1 (N = 1,024) • January 2010: Fielded December 24, 2009 – January 3, 2010 (N = 1,001). • November 2008: Fielded October 7 – November 12 (N = 2,164).
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Center For Climate Change Communication, & Yale Program on Climate Change Communication. (July 31, 2024). Share of adults who believe new technologies can solve global warming in the United States from 2008 to 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1121140/us-adults-new-technologies-can-solve-global-warming/
Center For Climate Change Communication, und Yale Program on Climate Change Communication. "Share of adults who believe new technologies can solve global warming in the United States from 2008 to 2024." Chart. July 31, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1121140/us-adults-new-technologies-can-solve-global-warming/
Center For Climate Change Communication, Yale Program on Climate Change Communication. (2024). Share of adults who believe new technologies can solve global warming in the United States from 2008 to 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1121140/us-adults-new-technologies-can-solve-global-warming/
Center For Climate Change Communication, and Yale Program on Climate Change Communication. "Share of Adults Who Believe New Technologies Can Solve Global Warming in The United States from 2008 to 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jul 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1121140/us-adults-new-technologies-can-solve-global-warming/
Center For Climate Change Communication & Yale Program on Climate Change Communication, Share of adults who believe new technologies can solve global warming in the United States from 2008 to 2024 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1121140/us-adults-new-technologies-can-solve-global-warming/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Share of adults who believe new technologies can solve global warming in the United States from 2008 to 2024 [Graph], Center For Climate Change Communication, & Yale Program on Climate Change Communication, July 31, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1121140/us-adults-new-technologies-can-solve-global-warming/
