According to a 2023 survey on carbon neutrality conducted in the United States, 66 percent of respondents stated they believed the U.S. government should actively encourage the production of wind and solar power. When it came to encouraging oil and gas production, feelings were mixed. Survey results show that 34 percent of U.S. adults support government encouragement of oil and gas drilling, while another 30 percent opposed it.
Sentiment towards the government's role in energy activities in the United States in 2023
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Pew Research Center. (April 18, 2023). Sentiment towards the government's role in energy activities in the United States in 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1302841/us-opinion-on-government-role-in-energy-policy/
Pew Research Center. "Sentiment towards the government's role in energy activities in the United States in 2023." Chart. April 18, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1302841/us-opinion-on-government-role-in-energy-policy/
Pew Research Center. (2023). Sentiment towards the government's role in energy activities in the United States in 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1302841/us-opinion-on-government-role-in-energy-policy/
Pew Research Center. "Sentiment towards The Government's Role in Energy Activities in The United States in 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1302841/us-opinion-on-government-role-in-energy-policy/
Pew Research Center, Sentiment towards the government's role in energy activities in the United States in 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1302841/us-opinion-on-government-role-in-energy-policy/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Sentiment towards the government's role in energy activities in the United States in 2023 [Graph], Pew Research Center, April 18, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1302841/us-opinion-on-government-role-in-energy-policy/