Around two-thirds of the respondents in the U.S. expressed their support for a transition of the economy from fossil fuels to 100 percent clean energy by 2050. On average, only 35 percent of Republican respondents agreed with this statement. On the contrary, more than 90 percent of Democrats supported the full green transition by mid-century.
Share of people who support the transition of the U.S. economy from fossil fuels to 100 percent clean energy by 2050, as of 2024, by political view
Support is based on those who strongly support or somewhat support the statement. In this statistic, the U.S. economy includes electric utilities, transportation, buildings, industry.
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Yale Program on Climate Change Communication. (August 7, 2024). Share of people who support the transition of the U.S. economy from fossil fuels to 100 percent clean energy by 2050, as of 2024, by political view [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1490138/usa-opinion-on-support-for-clean-energy-transition-by-political-view/
Yale Program on Climate Change Communication. "Share of people who support the transition of the U.S. economy from fossil fuels to 100 percent clean energy by 2050, as of 2024, by political view." Chart. August 7, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1490138/usa-opinion-on-support-for-clean-energy-transition-by-political-view/
Yale Program on Climate Change Communication. (2024). Share of people who support the transition of the U.S. economy from fossil fuels to 100 percent clean energy by 2050, as of 2024, by political view. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1490138/usa-opinion-on-support-for-clean-energy-transition-by-political-view/
Yale Program on Climate Change Communication. "Share of People Who Support The Transition of The U.S. Economy from Fossil Fuels to 100 Percent Clean Energy by 2050, as of 2024, by Political View." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Aug 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1490138/usa-opinion-on-support-for-clean-energy-transition-by-political-view/
Yale Program on Climate Change Communication, Share of people who support the transition of the U.S. economy from fossil fuels to 100 percent clean energy by 2050, as of 2024, by political view Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1490138/usa-opinion-on-support-for-clean-energy-transition-by-political-view/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Share of people who support the transition of the U.S. economy from fossil fuels to 100 percent clean energy by 2050, as of 2024, by political view [Graph], Yale Program on Climate Change Communication, August 7, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1490138/usa-opinion-on-support-for-clean-energy-transition-by-political-view/
