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The Woods Institute for the Environment is very pleased to have sponsored a series of survey research studies illuminating Americans' views on energy and climate change.

Survey results can be used to inform public debate. To date, this work has been done in collaboration with ABC News, Time Magazine, Washington Post, New Scientist, Planet Green, and Resources for the Future.

Below are links to survey results, journal articles and videos from research directed by Stanford Professor Jon Krosnick, a Woods Institute Senior Fellow (by courtesy) and professor in communication, political science, and psychology departments.

Recent Research

Professor Krosnick's analysis of how public opinion changes when hearing from different combinations of climate experts and skeptics will be posted in August.

Surveys

• Fuel Costs Boost Conservation Efforts; 7 in 10 Reducing "Carbon Footprint"
  ABC News/Planet Green/Woods Institute Survey (August, 2008 - pdf; press release)

• Concern Soars About Global Warming As World's Top Environmental Threat
  ABC News/Washington Post/Woods Institute Survey (April, 2007 - pdf)

• Intensity Spikes in Concern on Warming; Many See a Change in Weather Patterns
  ABC News/Time/Woods Institute Survey (March, 2006 - pdf)

• America's Report Card on the Environment
  Second Annual Survey (September, 2007 - pdf)

• America's Report Card on the Environment
  First Annual Survey (March, 2006 - pdf)

News Articles

• Global Warming: The Buck Stops Here
  (June, 2007 - pdf)

Journal Articles

• Concern About Global Warming
  (Risk Analysis, in press-pdf)

• Americans' Evaluations of Policies to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
  (June, 2007 - pdf)

• The Origins And Consequences Of Democratic Citizens' Policy Agendas: A Study Of Popular Concern About Global Warming
  (December, 2005 - pdf)

• The impact of the fall 1997 debate about global warming on American public opinion
  (Fall 1998 - pdf)

• American Opinion on Global Warming The Impact of the Fall 1997 Debate
  (Fall 1998 - pdf)

Video

• Public Attitudes, Perceptions, and Concern about Global Warming
  (American Metrological Society Seminar July, 2008)

• The American Public's Views of Global Climate Change
  (Research Channel 10/25/2007)

• New study finds Americans skeptical about cap-and-trade policies
  (E&E TV 6/25/2007)

• Stanford's Jon Krosnick discusses Americans' perception of climate change, policy
  (E&E TV 5/9/2007)

• What Americans Think about Climate Change
  (C-SPAN 5/4/2007 - RealPlayer)

• Public Acceptance of Policies to Limit Greenhouse Gas Emissions
  (Resources for the Future 6/20/2007- last listing on web page)

  Also see news article: Global Warming: The Buck Stops Here

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