About this research This Pew Research Center report looks at Americans’ views of climate change, the environment and related topics.

Why did we do this?

Pew Research Center does research to help the public, media and decision-makers understand important topics. This research builds on our long-standing work studying Americans’ views of climate change and environmental issues .

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For this report, we surveyed 3,524 U.S. adults from March 16 to 22, 2026. Everyone who took part in this survey is a member of the Center’s American Trends Panel . The survey represents the views of the full U.S.…