Wednesday, June 18, 2014

Poll: 67% support cutting CO2, 57% even if it means higher electric bills; climate-change belief rises

Two-thirds of Americans support proposed Environmental Protection Agency rules to reduce carbon-dioxide emissions by 30 percent by 2030 from existing power plants based on emission levels from 2005, according to a Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll. The poll, which surveyed 1,000 adults, found "that 67 percent of respondents either strongly or somewhat support EPA’s new rule, while only 29 percent oppose it," Amy Harder writes for the Journal.

"More than half of poll respondents—57 percent—said they would support a proposal requiring companies to cut greenhouse gas emissions that cause global warming even if it means higher utility bills," Harder writes. That number is up 9 percent from an October 2009 poll. More Americans also believe that climate change is occurring and that some action needs to take place, up from 54 percent to 61 percent. (Read more)

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