According to a 2022 survey on carbon neutrality conducted in the United States, a majority of adults in the country believe that air and water quality would improve if there was a major shift to renewable energy. Survey results show that 63 percent of respondents expected an improvement in air and water quality, while only eight percent expected worse air and water quality.
Perceived changes in air and water quality resulting from renewable energy transition in the United States as of January 2022
Survey sample was weighted to be representative of the U.S. adult population in terms of gender, race, ethnicity, partisan affiliation, education, among other categories.
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
Survey question: "If the U.S. greatly reduces energy production from fossil fuel sources and increases energy production from renewable sources, % of U.S. adults who say it would __ each of the following in their local area."
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Pew Research Center. (March 1, 2022). Perceived changes in air and water quality resulting from renewable energy transition in the United States as of January 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1302849/us-air-and-water-quality-impacts-related-to-shift-to-renewables/
Pew Research Center. "Perceived changes in air and water quality resulting from renewable energy transition in the United States as of January 2022." Chart. March 1, 2022. Statista. Accessed November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1302849/us-air-and-water-quality-impacts-related-to-shift-to-renewables/
Pew Research Center. (2022). Perceived changes in air and water quality resulting from renewable energy transition in the United States as of January 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1302849/us-air-and-water-quality-impacts-related-to-shift-to-renewables/
Pew Research Center. "Perceived Changes in Air and Water Quality Resulting from Renewable Energy Transition in The United States as of January 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1302849/us-air-and-water-quality-impacts-related-to-shift-to-renewables/
Pew Research Center, Perceived changes in air and water quality resulting from renewable energy transition in the United States as of January 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1302849/us-air-and-water-quality-impacts-related-to-shift-to-renewables/ (last visited November 23, 2024)
Perceived changes in air and water quality resulting from renewable energy transition in the United States as of January 2022 [Graph], Pew Research Center, March 1, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1302849/us-air-and-water-quality-impacts-related-to-shift-to-renewables/
