They should redo the poll now after people have a chance to read the latest article in Nature, where even Trenberth conceded natural cycles are playing a big role, big enough to override the posited global CO2 control knob for climate. Of course we all know from past experience that these polls by Leiserowitz and Mailbach have been biased by their methodology, so even seeing this admission about their data is encouraging.
For Immediate Release – Contact: Anthony Leiserowitz, 203-432-4865
ABOUT 1 IN 4 AMERICANS SAY GLOBAL WARMING IS NOT HAPPENING
HALF SAY THEY ARE “WORRIED” ABOUT IT
January 15, 2014 – (New Haven, CT) A national survey conducted in the final months of 2013 finds that there has been an increase in the proportion of Americans who believe global warming is not happening (23%, up 7 percentage points since April 2013). But about two in three Americans (63%) believe global warming is happening, a number that has been consistent since spring 2013. The proportion of Americans who say they “don’t know” whether or not global warming is happening has dropped 6 points – from 20% to 14% – since spring of 2013.
On other measures, the survey found that public awareness over the past year has remained essentially stable:
- About half of Americans (51%) say they are “somewhat” (38%) or “very worried” (15%) about global warming.
- Fewer than half of Americans (38%) believe they personally will be harmed a “moderate amount” or a “great deal” by global warming. By contrast, majorities believe that global warming will harm future generations of people (65%) and plant and animal species (65%).
“Our findings show that the public’s understanding of global warming’s reality, causes, and risks has not improved and has, in at least one important respect, gone in the wrong direction over the past year,” said researcher Ed Maibach, PhD, of George Mason University. “Better public communication about global warming is needed now more than ever.”
The survey also found that Americans (59%) are “interested” in global warming.
Moreover, about four in 10 say they feel “helpless” (43%), “disgusted” (42%), or “sad” (40%) when thinking about global warming. By contrast, four in ten (42%), say they feel “hopeful” about the subject.
“Global warming stirs a number of emotions among Americans,” said lead researcher Anthony Leiserowitz, PhD, of Yale University. “But these emotions differ greatly across ‘Global Warming’s Six Americas’. For example, other than saying they feel ‘interested,’ the ‘Alarmed’ are mostly afraid, sad, and angry about global warming, while the ‘Dismissive’ are mostly disgusted and angry. These different emotional responses are clearly fueling the debate.”
These findings come from a nationally representative survey – Climate Change in the American Mind – conducted by the Yale Project on Climate Change Communication and the George Mason University Center for Climate Change Communication. Interview dates: November 23-December 9, 2013. Interviews: 830 Adults (18+). Total average margin of error: +/- 3 percentage points at the 95% confidence level. The research Energy Foundation, the 11th Hour Project, the Grantham Foundation, and the V.K. Rasmussen Foundation funded the research.
In addition to Dr. Leiserowitz, principal investigators included Geoff Feinberg, Dr. Seth Rosenthal, and Dr. Jennifer Marlon of Yale University and Drs. Edward Maibach and Connie Roser-Renouf of George Mason University.
For questions about the survey or to speak with the principal investigators:
Anthony Leiserowitz, 203-432-4865, anthony.leiserowitz@yale.edu
Edward Maibach, 703-993-1587, emaibach@gmu.edu
Lynsy Smithson Stanley, 646-559-8284, lsmithsonstanley@climatenexus.org
For more information, please go to:
http://environment.yale.edu/climate-communication/article/Climate-Beliefs-November-2013
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Comunication is a two-way process. Perhaps he ought to ask himself why he thinks that others are going in the “wrong direction”?
Why is he so judgemental?
And does that skew his survey interpretation?
As was the case with LBJ and the Vietnam War, the president will be the last person in America to recognize it.
The survey numbers would be “improved” according to the researchers if Americans were sent off to re-education camps.
M Courtney, check out Maibach’s university webpage at GMU-
“His research currently focuses exclusively on how to mobilize populations to adopt behaviors and support public policies that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and help communities adapt to the unavoidable consequences of climate change.”
At least nobody can accuse him of stealth advocacy!
“Our findings show that the public’s understanding of global warming’s reality, causes, and risks has not improved and has, in at least one important respect, gone in the wrong direction over the past year,”
As long as a subjective view is taken.
“It’s easier to fool people than to convince them that they’ve been fooled.”
Mark Twain
“Our findings show that the public’s understanding of global warming’s reality, causes, and risks has not improved and has, in at least one important respect, gone in the wrong direction over the past year,” said researcher Ed Maibach, PhD, of George Mason University.”
Actually Doc, the findings show that the public’s understanding has improved.
Perhaps you should have said in the “opposite direction” rather than “wrong direction”. Looks like your prejudice is showing.
GW – the biggest hoax in the history of mankind.
I’m very worried about global warming. I’m worried that the fiction of AGW will be used as an excuse to shut down power plants and cause power costs to “necessarily skyrocket”, to quote Dear Leader, while avoiding taking pragmatic action to prepare for the normal extremes of climate and weather.
The Climate Change bogeyman is used by politicians to avoid spending money on upgrades to infrastructure, or issuing new zoning laws that prohibit building within storm surge zones and flood plains. A perfect excuse for them to throw up their hands, run in circles, and blame it on something they can’t fix.
Resourceguy says: @ur momisugly January 16, 2014 at 8:03 am
As was the case with LBJ and the Vietnam War, the president will be the last person in America to recognize it.
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A rassmusen poll: 37% Say Zombies Would Do Better Job Than Federal Gov’t and a new Gallup poll just released Government Itself is Top U.S. Problem
Another Rassmusen poll lists Global Warming is Primarily Caused By: Human activity vs Planetary Trends vs Other Reason and shows the changes in opinion over time HERE.
As of August 2013 Human activity was 43%, Planetary Trends 41% and Other Reason 6%.
With CAGW it is not whether someone is “WORRIED ABOUT” warming it is what they think causes it that matters and that is where they have never won the battle. The highest “Human activity” was 47% in Apr of 2008 followed by 46% in Jun of 2013.
More important 49% Are Not Willing To Pay More to Fight Global Warming ( January 2013)
While 58% Favor Building the Keystone XL Oil Pipeline (March 2013) down from 60% Favor Building Keystone XL Pipeline – June 29, 2012.and 57% Favor Use of ‘Fracking’ To Find More U.S. Oil and Gas ( March 2012)
Also of interest is in June 2013, Rassmusen polls showed 51% Think All EPA Regulations Need Congressional Approval and 39% View EPA Favorably
So half the population is still braindead and goosesteps to the cult of cagw….no surprise really when you look at American politics and the ever-expanding state which funds the cults of darwin, cagw, cultural marxism, islam is peace etc. etc.
My math is rusty, but I still get 53 when I add 38 and 15. (and I checked – the numbers are in the Yale link).
You won’t get any useful information from a poll conducted by people who claim
the public response “is going the wrong way.” These folks are unqualified to
conduct a public poll, which requires absolute impartiality. It also requires
the ability to ask the right questions. As far as I can tell from the poll’s description,
it is impossible for someone like me, who believes global warming has occurrred
in the past and may continue in the future, but shows no sign of being worrisome,
to be tabulated in their poll. A much more interesting poll would be to question these
pollers and have them explain their beliefs as to why they obviously believe that
global warming is occurring at the present time.
“Better public communication about global warming is needed now more than ever.”
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Hear hear! WUWT for all!
“Global warming stirs a number of emotions among Americans,” said lead researcher Anthony Leiserowitz, PhD, of Yale University. “But these emotions differ greatly across ‘Global Warming’s Six Americas’.
The “Six Americas”? Why don’t they just divide us up (and try and pit us against each other) based on race or religion, and condemn us the old fashioned, “Margaret Sanger” progressive way? Six Americas. Please.
The Yale Project is simply a scheme to better propagandize their religious belief in CAGW.
Apparently ” there has been an increase in the proportion of Americans who believe global warming is not happening (23%, up 7 percentage points since April 2013).”
Since the world has been cooling since 2003 or thereabouts this means that the understanding of Americans re climate trends has improved and has gone in the right direction over the past year – in spite of Yale’s campaign of misinformation.
It is disappointing that a university of Yale’s stature is willing to support this gang of spin doctors.
Paul Matthews says:
January 16, 2014 at 8:09 am
““His research currently focuses exclusively on how to mobilize populations to adopt behaviors and support public policies that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and help communities adapt to the unavoidable consequences of climate change.””
Thanks. My extrapolation indicates the following two unavoidable consequences:
a) temperatures will stay the same. I think I can handle that.
b) We will pay these parasites from here to kingdom come. I’m preparing for that (inevitable monetary collapse somewhere down the line as parasitic workforce continues to grow in leaps and bounds)
What isn’t mentioned, is that these public figures were obtained after decades of intense propaganda media efforts – targeting schools, films, stunts, feminists, environmentalists, conservatism, families, politicians. That the public was able to resist… is the real miracle.
What climate science NEEDS is for a major player of the “team” to come clean and confess past transgressions, rat out the team, acknowledge the scientific method, and take his/her proper place in science. Sort of another acknowledged climategate and a good sweeping. Which of them is smart enough to realize it first? GK
M Courtney says:
January 16, 2014 at 8:02 am
Comunication is a two-way process.
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Not to Marxist propagandists.
Guess I’m a pessimist. That half the country more or less buys this swill is pretty discouraging. Love the questions though. Do you feel sad about global warming? Yes I do, but not for the reasons you idiots think.
To paraphrase Kevin Trenberth, “You can’t keep piling up BS .At some point, the BS will get so high that it just sloshes back.”
To make their victims have faith that they are individually responsible for creating catastrophe and that only by changing their sinful ways can they prevent future catastrophe, the promoters of global behavioral change have quite cleverly and very successfully used words and images to stir emotions and incite alarm and guilt.
The intent never was to create public understanding of “global warming’s reality, causes and risks”. Au contraire, public understanding would have defeated the campaign at the start. It would have ended with a jolt.
Meanwhile during the same time span the credibility of the scientific theory has taken a nosedive. It is becoming clearer by the day that the threat has been over-exaggerated and that the models on which supported the scare are wrong.
All this survey measures is the lag between public perception of the debate and scientific reality behind the scaremongering tactics of the advocates.
At some point good scientists will see it as being in their interests to publicly distance themselves from “climate science”. They will lose their fear of the consequences of being vocal critics of the IPCC and CAGW machine.
Public opinion will lag, but it will always follow the opinion of mainstream science.
Of the fraction who say ‘they feel “helpless” (43%), “disgusted” (42%), or “sad” (40%) when thinking about global warming’, did they ask them if that was because they felt they had been deceived or lied to?
I seem to recall that when asked to rank their concerns, respondants tended to rank AGW just below worrying whether or not their garbage was going to be picked up. So, I am guessing that this “poll/survey” will end up like the 97% lie.