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<p><font size="+2"><font face="Calibri"><i><b>October </b></i></font></font><font
size="+2" face="Calibri"><i><b>7, 2023</b></i></font></p>
<font face="Calibri"></font><font face="Calibri"><i>[ Church as a
major institution of change ]<br>
</i></font><b>Religious Leaders May Be Key to Breaking Climate
Action Gridlock, Poll Suggests</b><br>
Religious beliefs may play an important role in whether someone
believes humans are warming the planet by burning fossil fuels, new
polls found. The findings come as Pope Francis, the leader of the
Catholic Church, released his latest papal letter, rebuking the
“irresponsible lifestyle” of Westerners and chastising those who try
to delay efforts to address the climate crisis or deny its very
existence.<br>
The survey, published the same day Pope Francis said ”no one can
ignore” climate change, found that stronger religious convictions
often paired with increased doubt in climate science.<br>
<font face="Calibri"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://insideclimatenews.org/news/06102023/todays-climate-religious-leaders-pope-francis-breaking-climate-action-gridlock-polls/">https://insideclimatenews.org/news/06102023/todays-climate-religious-leaders-pope-francis-breaking-climate-action-gridlock-polls/</a><br>
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<font face="Calibri"><i>[New survey says much about Americans and
religion --
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<font face="Calibri"><b>The Faith Factor in Climate Change: How
Religion Impacts American Attitudes on Climate and Environmental
Policy</b></font><br>
<font face="Calibri">PRRI Staff, 10.04.2023</font><br>
<font face="Calibri"><b>Introduction</b></font><br>
<font face="Calibri">As the planet’s temperature continues to rise,
producing more severe weather events and threatening our future
well-being, many religious leaders have in recent years taken
clear stances about the dangers that climate change poses. Pope
Francis has made climate care an important part of his papacy by
establishing a World Day of Prayer each September for the care of
creation, and calling on governments to enact more regulations
against the emission of fossil fuels and individuals to adopt more
sustainable lifestyles. Ecumenical organizations in the United
States, such as the National Council of Churches, have long spoken
out for environmental causes, linking such concerns to the
Christian doctrine of stewardship for the earth. The National
Association of Evangelicals issued a sweeping report in 2022 that
also called on its followers to address climate change, noting a
“biblical basis” to “worship God by caring for creation.” Major
Jewish, Muslim, and Hindu religious groups and their leaders have
also called for environmental activism based on religious
teachings.</font><br>
<br>
<font face="Calibri">While the scientific consensus is clear that
human activities, particularly through carbon emissions, are the
main culprit of climate change, political views differ with
respect to the causes of climate change, its political importance,
and how to address it. Moreover, religious views on climate change
are far from monolithic.</font><br>
<br>
<font face="Calibri">This report covers Americans’ assessments of
the threats of climate change, how it affects their lives and
voting behavior, and what steps they are willing to take to combat
climate change, with particular focus on the impact of religion on
such views. We also consider how partisanship, media trust, race
and ethnicity, generation, and education are linked to climate
change attitudes. Furthermore, we explore Americans’ spiritual
connections to the earth and reasons why they support taking
action to protect the environment.</font><br>
<br>
<font face="Calibri"><b>Americans’ Views on Climate Change</b></font><br>
<font face="Calibri">Causes of Climate Change</font><br>
<font face="Calibri">The majority of Americans (61%) believe that
climate change is caused mostly by human activity, such as burning
fossil fuels. Almost three in ten Americans (28%) say climate
change is caused mostly by natural patterns in the earth’s
environment. Just one in ten Americans (10%) say there is no solid
evidence that climate change is happening.[1]</font><br>
<br>
<font face="Calibri"><b>Religious Affiliation</b></font><br>
<font face="Calibri">Three-fourths of Hispanic Catholics and
religiously unaffiliated Americans (76%) believe climate change is
caused by human activity, as do the majority of other
non-Christians (70%), Jewish Americans (67%), Hispanic Protestants
(61%), Black Protestants (59%), other Protestants of color (59%),
white Catholics (56%), white mainline/non-evangelical Protestants
(54%), and about half of Latter-day Saints (48%). However, just
three in ten white evangelical Protestants (31%) believe that
climate change is caused by humans.[2]</font><br>
<br>
<font face="Calibri">White evangelical Protestants (49%) and
Latter-day Saints (44%) are the most likely to believe that
climate change is caused by natural patterns in the environment,
compared with one-third of white mainline/non-evangelical
Protestants (33%) and white Catholics (33%), 31% of other
Protestants of color, 28% of Jewish Americans, 27% of Hispanic
Protestants, 25% of Black Protestants, 20% of other
non-Christians, and 18% of both Hispanic Catholics and religiously
unaffiliated Americans.</font><br>
<br>
<font face="Calibri">Nearly two in ten white evangelical Protestants
(19%) believe there is no solid evidence of climate change, which
is slightly higher than other religious traditions, including 14%
of Black Protestants, 12% of white mainline/non-evangelical
Protestants and Hispanic Protestants, 10% of other Protestants of
color and white Catholics, 9% of non-Christians, 8% of Latter-day
Saints, 6% of Hispanic Catholics and religiously unaffiliated, and
5% of Jewish Americans.</font><br>
<br>
<font face="Calibri">As importance of religion wanes, belief that
climate change is caused by humans increases. Among Americans who
say that religion is the most important thing in their lives, 39%
say that climate change is caused by humans, compared with 56% of
those who say religion is one among many important things, 65% who
say religion is not as important, and 78% who say religion is not
important. In contrast, 40% of Americans who say that religion is
the most important thing in their lives say that climate change is
mostly caused by natural patterns in the earth’s environment,
compared with 33% of Americans who say religion is one among many
important things, 26% who say religion is not as important, and
16% who say religion is not important. Finally, 20% of Americans
who say that religion is the most important thing in their lives
are more likely than those who say religion is one among many
important things (10%), who say religion is not as important (8%),
and who say religion is not important (5%) to say that there is no
solid evidence that climate change is happening.</font><br>
<br>
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<br>
<font face="Calibri"><b>Introduction</b></font><br>
<font face="Calibri">As the planet’s temperature continues to rise,
producing more severe weather events and threatening our future
well-being, many religious leaders have in recent years taken
clear stances about the dangers that climate change poses. Pope
Francis has made climate care an important part of his papacy by
establishing a World Day of Prayer each September for the care of
creation, and calling on governments to enact more regulations
against the emission of fossil fuels and individuals to adopt more
sustainable lifestyles. Ecumenical organizations in the United
States, such as the National Council of Churches, have long spoken
out for environmental causes, linking such concerns to the
Christian doctrine of stewardship for the earth. The National
Association of Evangelicals issued a sweeping report in 2022 that
also called on its followers to address climate change, noting a
“biblical basis” to “worship God by caring for creation.” Major
Jewish, Muslim, and Hindu religious groups and their leaders have
also called for environmental activism based on religious
teachings.</font><br>
<br>
<font face="Calibri">While the scientific consensus is clear that
human activities, particularly through carbon emissions, are the
main culprit of climate change, political views differ with
respect to the causes of climate change, its political importance,
and how to address it. Moreover, religious views on climate change
are far from monolithic.</font><br>
<br>
<font face="Calibri">This report covers Americans’ assessments of
the threats of climate change, how it affects their lives and
voting behavior, and what steps they are willing to take to combat
climate change, with particular focus on the impact of religion on
such views. We also consider how partisanship, media trust, race
and ethnicity, generation, and education are linked to climate
change attitudes. Furthermore, we explore Americans’ spiritual
connections to the earth and reasons why they support taking
action to protect the environment.</font><br>
<br>
<font face="Calibri"><b>Americans’ Views on Climate Change</b></font><br>
<font face="Calibri">Causes of Climate Change</font><br>
<font face="Calibri">The majority of Americans (61%) believe that
climate change is caused mostly by human activity, such as burning
fossil fuels. Almost three in ten Americans (28%) say climate
change is caused mostly by natural patterns in the earth’s
environment. Just one in ten Americans (10%) say there is no solid
evidence that climate change is happening.[1]</font><br>
<br>
<font face="Calibri"><b>Religious Affiliation</b></font><br>
<font face="Calibri">Three-fourths of Hispanic Catholics and
religiously unaffiliated Americans (76%) believe climate change is
caused by human activity, as do the majority of other
non-Christians (70%), Jewish Americans (67%), Hispanic Protestants
(61%), Black Protestants (59%), other Protestants of color (59%),
white Catholics (56%), white mainline/non-evangelical Protestants
(54%), and about half of Latter-day Saints (48%). However, just
three in ten white evangelical Protestants (31%) believe that
climate change is caused by humans.[2]</font><br>
<br>
<font face="Calibri">White evangelical Protestants (49%) and
Latter-day Saints (44%) are the most likely to believe that
climate change is caused by natural patterns in the environment,
compared with one-third of white mainline/non-evangelical
Protestants (33%) and white Catholics (33%), 31% of other
Protestants of color, 28% of Jewish Americans, 27% of Hispanic
Protestants, 25% of Black Protestants, 20% of other
non-Christians, and 18% of both Hispanic Catholics and religiously
unaffiliated Americans.</font><br>
<br>
<font face="Calibri">Nearly two in ten white evangelical Protestants
(19%) believe there is no solid evidence of climate change, which
is slightly higher than other religious traditions, including 14%
of Black Protestants, 12% of white mainline/non-evangelical
Protestants and Hispanic Protestants, 10% of other Protestants of
color and white Catholics, 9% of non-Christians, 8% of Latter-day
Saints, 6% of Hispanic Catholics and religiously unaffiliated, and
5% of Jewish Americans.</font><br>
<br>
<font face="Calibri">As importance of religion wanes, belief that
climate change is caused by humans increases. Among Americans who
say that religion is the most important thing in their lives, 39%
say that climate change is caused by humans, compared with 56% of
those who say religion is one among many important things, 65% who
say religion is not as important, and 78% who say religion is not
important. In contrast, 40% of Americans who say that religion is
the most important thing in their lives say that climate change is
mostly caused by natural patterns in the earth’s environment,
compared with 33% of Americans who say religion is one among many
important things, 26% who say religion is not as important, and
16% who say religion is not important. Finally, 20% of Americans
who say that religion is the most important thing in their lives
are more likely than those who say religion is one among many
important things (10%), who say religion is not as important (8%),
and who say religion is not important (5%) to say that there is no
solid evidence that climate change is happening.</font><br>
<br>
<font face="Calibri"><b>Party Affiliation and Media Trust</b></font><br>
<font face="Calibri">More than eight in ten Democrats (83%) say
climate change is caused by humans, compared with 64% of
independents and 28% of Republicans. Republicans are more likely
than independents and Democrats to believe that climate change is
naturally caused (50%, 28%, and 12%, respectively). Although most
Americans dispute the notion that climate change is occurring,
Republicans (20%) are more than twice as likely as independents
(8%) and five times as likely as Democrats (4%) to believe that
there is no solid evidence of climate change.</font><br>
<br>
<font face="Calibri">More than three-fourths of Americans who most
trust mainstream news sources (77%) and the majority of Americans
who do not watch TV news (57%) believe that climate change is
caused mostly by human activity. In comparison, only three in ten
of those who most trust Fox News (29%) and two in ten of those who
most trust conservative news sources (20%) say the same. Around
half of those who most trust conservative news (51%) and Fox News
(50%) say climate change is a natural occurrence. Three in ten of
those who do not watch TV news (31%) and less than two in ten of
those who trust mainstream news (18%) believe climate change is
caused mostly by natural patterns in the earth’s environment. Over
one-fourth of conservative news viewers (28%) and two in ten Fox
News viewers (19%) believe there is no solid evidence that climate
change is happening — more than those Americans who do not watch
TV news (11%) and who watch only mainstream news (5%).</font><br>
<br>
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<br>
<font face="Calibri"><b>Generation, Race, and Education</b></font><br>
<font face="Calibri">Except for the Silent Generation (47%),
majorities of each generation say that climate change is caused by
human activity: 68% of millennials, 67% of Generation Z, 58% of
Generation X, and 55% of baby boomers. The Silent Generation (38%)
and baby boomers (35%) are notably more likely than Gen X (29%),
millennials (22%), and Gen Z (22%) to believe that climate change
is caused by natural patterns in the earth’s environment. About
one in ten Americans of each generation do not believe there is
evidence of climate change: 13% of the Silent Generation, 12% of
Gen X, 10% of Gen Z, 9% of millennials, and 8% of baby boomers.</font><br>
<br>
<font face="Calibri">Attitudes about the causes of climate change
are also related to race and ethnicity, with 78% of Asian
Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI), 73% of Hispanic Americans,
and 67% of multiracial Americans believing that climate change is
caused by human activities. Smaller majorities of Black and white
Americans, 60% and 56%, respectively, say the same. White
Americans (33%), however, are notably more likely than Black
Americans (24%), multiracial Americans (21%), Hispanic Americans
(19%), and AAPI Americans (15%) to say that climate change is
caused by natural patterns in the earth’s environment. Around one
in ten or less of Black (13%), white (11%), multiracial Americans
(11%), Hispanic (7%), and AAPI Americans (5%) believe that there
is no solid evidence of climate change.</font><br>
<br>
<font face="Calibri">Over two-thirds of college graduates (68%) and
postgraduates (73%) say that the effects of climate change are
mostly caused by human activity, compared with slim majorities of
Americans with some college (55%) and with a high school diploma
or less (56%). By contrast, one-third of Americans with some
college (33%), 28% of Americans with a high school education or
less, 26% of college graduates, and 22% of postgraduates say that
the effects of climate change are caused by natural patterns in
the earth’s environment. Americans with a high school diploma or
less (14%) and with some college (11%) are more than twice as
likely as college graduates (5%) and postgraduates (5%) to believe
that there is no solid evidence of climate change.</font><br>
<br>
<font face="Calibri"><b>Is Climate Change Indicative of the “End
Times?”</b></font><br>
<font face="Calibri">Climate Change and the “End of Times”</font><br>
<font face="Calibri">PRRI’s 2023 Climate Survey finds that 35% of
Americans agree that the severity of recent natural disasters is
evidence that we are in what the Bible calls “the end of times,”
compared with 63% who disagree, including 37% who strongly
disagree. In 2014, Americans were evenly divided on this question
(49% agree vs. 47% disagree).</font><br>
<br>
<font face="Calibri">Religious Affiliation and Importance of
Religion</font><br>
<font face="Calibri">Substantial majorities of Black Protestants
(73%) and white evangelical Protestants (62%, down from 77% in
2014), as well as nearly half of Hispanic Catholics (49%), agree
that natural disasters are evidence of the end of times. In
comparison, about two in ten or fewer white
mainline/non-evangelical Protestants (23%, down from 35% in 2014),
white Catholics (21%, slightly down from 26% in 2014), or
religiously unaffiliated Americans (13%, significantly down from
29% in 2014) believe that recent natural disasters are evidence of
the end of times.[3]</font><br>
<br>
<font face="Calibri">Among Americans who say that religion is the
most important thing in their life, 67% agree that natural
disasters are evidence of the end of times (75% in 2014), compared
with 46% of those who say religion is one among many important
things (51% in 2014), 20% who say religion is not as important
(27% in 2014), and 12% who say religion is not important (14% in
2014).</font><br>
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<font face="Calibri"><b>Christian Dominance in Society and
Stewardship of the Earth</b></font><br>
<font face="Calibri">We also consider whether theological views
about Christian dominionism and stewardship are linked to whether
Americans believe that the severity of natural disasters is
evidence of the end times. Christian dominionism is the idea that
God has called Christians to exercise dominion over all areas of
society. Environmental stewardship is a theological belief that
individuals are required by God to take care of or be good
stewards of the Earth.</font><br>
<br>
<font face="Calibri">We find that only about two in ten Americans
agree (21%) that God has called Christians to exercise dominion
over all areas of society; nearly three in four Americans disagree
(74%), including 52% who strongly disagree. White evangelical
Protestants (45%) and Hispanic Protestants (44%) are the most
likely to agree that God has called Christians to exercise
dominion, followed by Black Protestants (38%), and other
Protestants of color (38%). About two in ten or fewer white
mainline/non-evangelical Protestants (20%), white Catholics (20%),
Hispanic Catholics (19%), and Latter-day Saints (19%) also agree.
Only about one in ten or less of other non-Christians (12%),
Jewish Americans (7%), and religiously unaffiliated Americans (6%)
agree.</font><br>
<br>
<font face="Calibri">Americans who say that religion is the most
important thing in their lives (46%) are about twice as likely as
those who say religion is one among many important things (28%),
more than four times as likely as those who say religion is not as
important (10%), and about nine times as likely as those who say
religion is not important (5%) to say that God has called
Christians to exercise dominion over all areas of American
society.</font><br>
<br>
<font face="Calibri">When Americans were asked about the importance
of living up to our God-given role as stewards to take care of the
earth as a reason for protecting the environment, 28% say that it
is extremely important, 30% say that it is very important, 20% say
it is somewhat important, and 21% say it is not too important (7%)
or at all important (14%).</font><br>
<br>
<font face="Calibri">With the exception of other non-Christians
(41%), Jewish Americans (34%), and the religiously unaffiliated
(33%), the majorities of all other religious groups say that
living up to God’s given role as stewards is extremely or very
important: 84% of Latter-day Saints, 80% of white evangelical
Protestants and Black Protestants, 78% of Hispanic Catholics, 76%
of Hispanic Protestants, 73% of other Protestants of color, 63% of
white mainline/non-evangelical Protestants, and 56% of white
Catholics.</font><br>
<br>
<font face="Calibri">Americans who say that religion is the most
important thing in their lives (83%) are notably more likely than
those who say religion is one among many important things (74%),
those who say religion is not as important (49%), and those who
say religion is not important (31%) to say that living up to God’s
given role as stewards is extremely or very important as a reason
for protecting the environment.</font><br>
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<font face="Calibri">Among Americans who agree that God has called
Christians to exercise dominion over all areas of American
society, two-thirds (67%) agree that natural disasters are
evidence that we are living in the end of times, compared with 25%
among those who disagree that God has called Christians to
exercise dominion.</font><br>
<br>
<br>
<font face="Calibri">Stewardship views are less likely to be linked
to viewing natural disasters as signs of the end times. Among
those who say that living up to our God-given role as stewards to
take care of the earth is extremely or very important as a reason
for protecting the environment, 47% agree with the apocalyptic
statement, compared with 19% among those who say it is somewhat
important, not too important, or not important at all.</font><br>
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<font face="Calibri"><b>Party Affiliation and Media Trust</b></font><br>
<font face="Calibri">Republicans (44%) are more likely than
independents (29%) and Democrats (30%) to agree that natural
disasters are a sign of the end of times.</font><br>
<br>
<font face="Calibri">Agreement with the severity of natural
disasters as evidence of the end of times is greater among
Americans who most trust Fox News (52%) or far-right news outlets
(43%). Roughly three in ten Americans who most trust mainstream
news (35%) and who do not watch TV news (29%) also agree.</font><br>
<br>
<font face="Calibri">Generation, Race, and Education</font><br>
<font face="Calibri">There are minimal differences across
generations in their agreement with the idea that natural
disasters are evidence of the end of times. Roughly one-third of
Gen Z (38%), millennials (35%), Gen X (36%), baby boomers (34%),
and members of the Silent Generation (31%) agree.</font><br>
<br>
<font face="Calibri">Black Americans are the most likely to agree
that natural disasters are evidence of the end of times (63%),
compared with Hispanic Americans (47%), multiracial Americans
(33%), white Americans (26%), and AAPI Americans (23%).</font><br>
<br>
<font face="Calibri">Agreement with the idea that recent natural
disasters are evidence of the end of times decreases with higher
levels of formal education: 47% of Americans with a high school
degree or less, 37% of Americans with some college experience, 25%
of college graduates, and 15% of postgraduates. Whites without a
college degree are more likely to agree with this statement (35%)
than whites with a college degree (13%).</font><br>
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<font face="Calibri"><b>Climate Change and the Will of God</b></font><br>
<font face="Calibri">PRRI’s 2023 Climate Survey finds that 28% of
Americans agree that God would not allow humans to destroy the
earth, compared with 70% who disagree, including 44% who strongly
disagree. In 2014, nearly four in ten Americans (39%) agreed with
this statement, compared with 53% who disagreed.</font><br>
<br>
<font face="Calibri">Religious Affiliation and Importance of
Religious Affiliation</font><br>
<font face="Calibri">Less than half of all religious groups agree
that God would not allow humans to destroy the earth, including
46% of Black Protestants (down from 59% in 2014), 44% of Hispanic
Catholics (down from 61% in 2014), 43% of Latter-day Saints, 43%
of Hispanic Protestants, 37% of other nonwhite Protestants, and
35% of white evangelical Protestants (down from 45% in 2014). In
comparison, about two in four or fewer white Catholics (24%, down
from 38% in 2014), Jewish Americans (24%), white
mainline/non-evangelical Protestants (22%, down from 36% in 2014),
other non-Christians (22%, down from 40% in 2014), and religiously
unaffiliated Americans (13%, down from 23% in 2014) agree with the
statement that God would not allow humans to destroy the earth.</font><br>
<br>
<font face="Calibri">Among Americans who say that religion is the
most important thing in their lives, 46% agree that God would not
allow humans to destroy the earth (50% in 2014), compared with 37%
of those who say religion is one among many important things (45%
in 2014), 20% who say religion is not as important (32% in 2014),
and 11% who say religion is not important (13% in 2014).</font><br>
<br>
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<font face="Calibri">Among Americans who agree that God has called
Christians to exercise dominion over all areas of American
society, 51% agree that God would not allow humans to destroy the
earth, compared with 22% among those who disagree that God has
called Christians to exercise dominion over all areas of American
society.</font><br>
<br>
<br>
<font face="Calibri">Among those who say that living up to our
God-given role as stewards to take care of the earth is an
extremely or very important reason for protecting the environment,
35% agree that God would not allow humans to destroy the earth,
compared with 18% among those who say it is somewhat important,
not too important, or not important at all.</font><br>
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<font face="Calibri"><b>Party Affiliation and Media Trust</b></font><br>
<font face="Calibri">Republicans (35%) are more likely than
independents (26%) and Democrats (22%) to agree that God would not
allow humans to destroy the earth.</font><br>
<br>
<font face="Calibri">Agreement with the idea that God would not
allow humans to destroy the earth is greater among Americans who
most trust Fox News (36%) or far-right news outlets (42%). Roughly
three in ten or less Americans who most trust mainstream news
(28%) and who do not watch TV news (24%) agree with both
statements.</font><br>
<br>
<font face="Calibri"><b>Generation, Race, and Education</b></font><br>
<font face="Calibri">The Silent Generation (38%) is more likely than
younger generations — including 29% of baby boomers, 27% of Gen X,
25% of millennials, and 31% of Gen Z — to agree that God would not
allow humans to destroy the earth.</font><br>
<br>
<font face="Calibri">Black Americans (45%) are the most likely to
agree that God would not allow humans to destroy the earth,
compared with 38% of Hispanic Americans, 25% of multiracial
Americans, 22% of white Americans, and 20% of AAPI Americans.</font><br>
<br>
<font face="Calibri">Agreement with the idea that God would not
allow humans to destroy the earth decreases with higher levels of
education: 37% of those with a high school degree or less, 29% of
those with some college experience, 18% of college graduates, and
15% of postgraduates. Whites without a college degree are more
likely to agree with the statement than whites with a college
degree (28% vs. 14%).</font><br>
<br>
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<br>
<font face="Calibri"><b>Spiritual Connections to the Earth</b></font><br>
<font face="Calibri">More Americans than not (52% vs. 45%) agree
with the statement “Most days, I feel a deep spiritual connection
with nature and the earth.”</font><br>
<br>
<font face="Calibri"><b>Religious Affiliation</b></font><br>
<font face="Calibri">With the exception of Jewish (42%) and
unaffiliated Americans (46%), at least half of members of all
other religious groups say they feel a deep spiritual connection
with nature and the earth. Nearly three in four Latter-day Saints
(73%) and six in ten members of other non-Christian religions
(61%), Hispanic Catholics (60%), white mainline/non-evangelical
Protestants (58%), and Black Protestants (56%) also agree. Around
half of white evangelical Protestants (54%), Hispanic Protestants
(53%), white Catholics (51%), and other protestants of color (48%)
say they feel a deep spiritual connection with nature and the
earth.</font><br>
<br>
<font face="Calibri">Among Americans who say that religion is the
most important thing or among many important things in their
lives, 55% agree that they feel a deep spiritual connection with
nature and the earth, compared with 61% among those who say that
religion is one of the most important things, 48% who say religion
is not as important, and 43% who say religion is not important in
their lives.</font><br>
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<font face="Calibri">Among Americans who agree that God has called
Christians to exercise dominion over all areas of American
society, 61% agree that most days they feel a deep spiritual
connection with nature and the earth, compared with 51% among
those who disagree that God has called Christians to exercise
dominion over all areas of American society.</font><br>
<br>
<font face="Calibri">Among those who say that living up to our
God-given role as stewards to take care of the earth is extremely
or very important as a reason for protecting the environment, 60%
agree that they feel a deep spiritual connection with nature and
the earth, compared with 40% among those who say it is somewhat
important, not too important, or not important at all.</font><br>
<br>
<font face="Calibri"><b>Party Affiliation and Media Trust</b></font><br>
<font face="Calibri">There are no differences by partisanship in
agreement with feeling a strong spiritual connection to the earth:
51% of Republicans, 51% of Democrats, and 53% of independents
agree.</font><br>
<br>
<font face="Calibri">Similarly, there are minimal differences
between Americans across which media outlets they most trust.
Roughly half of Americans who do not watch TV news (50%), and most
who trust far-right news outlets (50%), Fox News (52%), or
mainstream TV news (55%) agree that most days they feel a
spiritual connection with the earth.</font><br>
<br>
<font face="Calibri"><b>Generation, Race, and Education</b></font><br>
<font face="Calibri">The Silent Generation (64%) and baby boomers
(61%) are more likely than Gen X (52%), millennials (44%), and Gen
Z (48%) to say they feel a deep spiritual connection with nature
and the earth. Women (57%) are more likely than men (47%) to say
they feel spiritually connected to the earth, but this is
especially the case among women who belong to the Silent
Generation (74%), baby boomer women (65%), and Gen X women (59%).
By contrast, millennial men (39%) and Gen X men (44%) are the
least likely to agree with this statement.</font><br>
<br>
<font face="Calibri">AAPI Americans (40%) are notably less likely
than white Americans (52%), multiracial Americans (53%), Black
Americans (54%), and Hispanic Americans (57%) to agree that they
feel a deep spiritual connection with nature and earth.</font><br>
<br>
<font face="Calibri">Americans with a high school education (56%)
are slightly more likely than those with a college degree (47%)
and a postgraduate degree (50%) to say they feel a deep spiritual
connection with nature and the earth, but do not differ from
Americans with some college education (53%). The majority of
whites without a college degree (54%) say they feel deeply
connected to the earth, compared with 48% of whites with a college
degree.</font><br>
<br>
<font face="Calibri"><b>Effects of Climate Change and Vote Choice</b></font><br>
<font face="Calibri"><b>Is Climate Change a Crisis?</b></font><br>
<font face="Calibri">Americans’ views on the urgency of climate
change have remained about the same over the past decade. A little
over one-quarter of Americans (27%) say that climate change is a
crisis, just a few percentage points up from 23% in 2014.</font><br>
<br>
<font face="Calibri"><b>Religious Affiliation</b></font><br>
<font face="Calibri">With the exception of religiously unaffiliated
and white evangelical Protestants, beliefs on the severity of
climate change have not shifted significantly among religious
traditions. About three in ten Jewish Americans (32%), Hispanic
Catholics (31%), and other Protestants of color (27%) as well as
about two in ten white mainline/non-evangelical Protestants (22%),
white Catholics (20%), Black Protestants (19%), and Hispanic
Protestants (16%) view climate change as a crisis. Just one in ten
Latter-day Saints (10%) believe the same. Among religiously
unaffiliated Americans, the belief that climate change is best
described as a crisis increased by ten percentage points, from 33%
in 2014 to 43% in 2023. By contrast, among white evangelical
Protestants, agreement with this belief went down from 13% to 8%
during same period.</font><br>
<br>
<font face="Calibri">Among Americans who say that religion is the
most important thing or among many important things in their
lives, just 13% say climate change is a crisis (18% in 2014),
compared with 20% among those who say that religion is one of the
most important things, 27% who say religion is not as important
(32% in 2014), and 45% who say religion is not important in their
lives (33% in 2014).</font><br>
<br>
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<font face="Calibri"><b>Party Affiliation</b></font><br>
<font face="Calibri">The belief among Republicans that climate
change is a crisis dropped to 6% from 12% in 2014. By contrast,
the belief that climate change is a crisis among Democrats
increased by ten percentage points over the past decade, from 34%
in 2014 to 44% in 2023. Among independents, the belief that
climate change is a crisis shifted slightly from 21% in 2014 to
25% in 2023.</font><br>
<br>
<font face="Calibri"><b>Generation, Race, and Education and Media
Trust</b></font><br>
<font face="Calibri">Younger generations are much more likely to see
climate change as a crisis. Roughly one-third of Gen Z (34%) and
millennials (32%) see climate change as a crisis, compared with
around two in ten members of Gen X (23%), baby boomers (23%), or
the Silent Generation (17%).</font><br>
<br>
<font face="Calibri">Over one-third of AAPI Americans (35%), three
in ten multiracial Americans (30%) and Hispanic Americans (29%),
and about one in four white Americans (25%) and Black Americans
(24%) view climate change as a crisis.</font><br>
<br>
<font face="Calibri">Americans with a high school diploma or less
formal education (22%) and those with some college experience
(23%) are less likely than Americans with a college degree (34%)
and a postgraduate degree (36%) to say that climate change is a
crisis. Further, Americans with college or postgraduate degrees
have grown more likely to view climate change as a crisis over the
past decade — 25% and 31%, respectively, in 2014. About one-third
of white college graduates (34%) and two in ten white non-college
graduates (20%) believe that climate change is a crisis.</font><br>
<br>
<font face="Calibri">Over one-third of Americans who trust
mainstream news sources the most (35%) believe that climate change
is a crisis, along with nearly one-quarter of those who do not
watch TV news sources (24%). In comparison, fewer than one in ten
Americans who most trust Fox News (9%) or far-right news outlets
(4%) say that climate change is a crisis.</font><br>
<br>
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<br>
<font face="Calibri"><b>Views of Climate Change and Vote Choice</b></font><br>
<font face="Calibri">Looking at climate change as an issue that
people consider when voting, nearly three in ten Americans (29%)
say they will only vote for a candidate who shares their views on
climate change. Around half of Americans (48%) will consider a
candidate’s position on climate change as just one of many
important factors when voting. More than two in ten Americans
(22%) do not see climate change as a major issue when voting for a
candidate in an election.</font><br>
<br>
<font face="Calibri"><b>Religious Affiliation</b></font><br>
<font face="Calibri">Nearly four in ten religiously unaffiliated
Americans (39%) say they will only vote for a candidate with
shared views on climate change. Around three in ten Jewish
Americans (31%), Hispanic Catholics (29%), and white
mainline/non-evangelical Protestants (28%), and around one-quarter
of Hispanic Protestants (26%), white evangelical Protestants
(24%), and white Catholics (22%) say they will only vote for a
candidate who shares their climate change stance. Less than two in
ten Black Protestants (18%) and Latter-day Saints (15%) would vote
for a candidate solely based on their position on climate change.</font><br>
<br>
<font face="Calibri">Among Americans who say that religion is the
most important thing or among many important things in their
lives, 25% say they will only vote for a candidate based on their
views on climate change, compared with 23% among those who say
that religion is one of the most important things, 27% who say
religion is not as important (32% in 2014); and 41% who say
religion is not important in their lives (33% in 2014).</font><br>
<br>
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</font><br>
<br>
<font face="Calibri"><b>Party Affiliation and Media Trust</b></font><br>
<font face="Calibri">Republicans (21%) and independents (26%) are
less likely than Democrats (39%) to only vote for a candidate
based off their stance on climate change. Republicans (38%) are
almost twice as likely as independents (21%) and nearly four times
as likely as Democrats (10%) to say that climate change is not a
major issue for voting.</font><br>
<br>
<font face="Calibri">There are only small differences between
Americans who most trust mainstream news sources and those who
trust Fox News or far-right outlets. Around one-quarter of
Americans who most trust conservative news (25%), Fox News (26%),
no TV news (29%), and mainstream news (29%) say they will only
vote for a candidate that shares their views on climate change.</font><br>
<br>
<font face="Calibri"><b>Generation, Race, and Education</b></font><br>
<font face="Calibri">Across generational lines, Americans are
roughly similarly likely to say that a candidate must share their
views on climate change. Around three in ten millennials (30%),
members of Gen Z (32%), or the Silent Generation (32%) say that
candidates must share their views on climate change. Baby boomers
(28%) and members of Gen X (25%) are marginally less likely to say
the same.</font><br>
<br>
<font face="Calibri">Black (19%) and multiracial (25%) Americans are
slightly less likely than white (30%), Hispanic (31%), and AAPI
Americans (32%) to say that a candidate must share their views on
climate change to earn their vote.</font><br>
<br>
<font face="Calibri">Around one-third of Americans with a four-year
college degree (31%) or postgraduate degree (34%), compared with
slightly fewer Americans with some college experience (27%) or
with a high school degree or less (26%), say that they will only
support a candidate who shares their views on climate change.
White college graduates (34%) are more likely than white
non-college graduates (28%) to take a candidate’s view on climate
change into consideration when voting.</font><br>
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<font face="Calibri"><b>Why Should Americans Protect the
Environment?</b></font><br>
<font face="Calibri"><b>Reasons to Protect the Environment</b></font><br>
<font face="Calibri">PRRI asked Americans to rank the importance of
various reasons for protecting the environment. Messages that
emphasize human responsibilities and preventing harm are extremely
or very important to around eight in ten Americans. Approximately
eight in ten Americans say that preventing human suffering (80%),
living up to our responsibility to protect future generations
(78%), or respecting and taking care of the earth (78%) are
important reasons for protecting the environment. Additionally,
around seven in ten Americans think it is important to live up to
our responsibility to protect other species (70%) or know that
some environmental damage can never be undone (68%).</font><br>
<br>
<font face="Calibri"><b>Religious Affiliation</b></font><br>
<font face="Calibri">There are few major differences across
religious groups in their views of the importance of various
reasons to protect the environment. Majorities of all religious
groups say that each reason is important. However, Hispanic
Catholics are most likely to find these reasons compelling, with
around eight in ten or more members of this group reporting each
reason as important. While Black Protestants followed a similar
trend, smaller shares of this group found knowing that some
environmental damage can never be undone (68%) and living up to
our responsibility to protect other species (67%) to be important.
The vast majority of white evangelical Protestants also find
preventing human suffering and harm (80%) as important reasons to
protect the environment.</font><br>
<br>
<font face="Calibri">Other religious groups follow similar patterns:
around eight in ten or more members of all religious groups say
preventing human harm and suffering is an important reason to
protect the environment.</font><br>
<br>
<font face="Calibri"><b>Party and Media Trust</b></font><br>
<font face="Calibri">Majorities of Americans across the partisan
spectrum say that each of these reasons to protect the environment
are important. Democrats are significantly more likely than
Republicans to rate nearly all these reasons as important.
Independents generally express views similar to those of all
Americans.</font><br>
<br>
<font face="Calibri">A majority of Americans, regardless of media
trust, say that all of these reasons are important. However, the
one exception is that only 45% of those who most trust far-right
media report knowing that some environmental damage cannot be
undone as important. Additionally, those who most trust mainstream
news or do not watch TV news are more likely than those who trust
Fox News or conservative outlets to find these reasons important.</font><br>
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<font face="Calibri"><b>Generation and Race</b></font><br>
<br>
<font face="Calibri">Solid majorities across all generations agree
with the importance of different reasons for protecting the
environment.</font><br>
<br>
<font face="Calibri">Differences across racial groups on the
importance of different reasons for protecting the environment are
relatively small. Hispanic Americans are generally most likely to
agree that these reasons to protect the environment are important,
with around eight in ten or more saying that each reason is
compelling.</font><br>
<br>
<font face="Calibri">Around two-thirds or more of Black Americans
find all these statements compelling, with around eight in ten
saying that preventing human suffering and harm (83%), living up
to our responsibility to protect future generations (80%), or
respecting and taking care of the earth (78%) are important.</font><br>
<br>
<font face="Calibri">Around three-quarters of AAPIs and multiracial
Americans find each of the reasons to protect the environment
important, though slightly fewer AAPIs say that protecting other
species is important (65%).</font><br>
<br>
<font face="Calibri">Although around two-thirds or more white
Americans say each of these statements are important, they are
less likely than other racial groups to find these reasons
important.</font><br>
<br>
<font face="Calibri"><b>Actions to Prevent Climate Change</b></font><br>
<br>
<font face="Calibri"><b>What Climate Policies Do Americans Support
the Most?</b></font><br>
<font face="Calibri">Most Americans are generally supportive of a
variety of policies to fight climate change, even when asked to
consider likely increased costs or taxes. While these policies win
support from majorities of Democrats and independents, Republicans
lean toward opposing most policies.</font><br>
<br>
<font face="Calibri">One policy wins broad bipartisan support: 77%
of Americans support providing tax breaks for individuals who
adopt renewable energy sources to power their home, including 60%
of Republicans, 78% of independents, and 89% of Democrats.</font><br>
<br>
<font face="Calibri">Around two-thirds of Americans (66%) support
imposing stricter limits on the amount of carbon dioxide that
power plants and other industrial facilities can release, even if
it raises the prices of goods and services. Partisan divides
increase on this question: 43% of Republicans would favor this
policy, compared with 66% of independents and 86% of Democrats.</font><br>
<br>
<font face="Calibri">Around six in ten Americans support increasing
federal funding for research on renewable energy such as wind,
solar, and hydrogen, even if it raises taxes (62%), or imposing
stricter limits on the amount of carbon dioxide that vehicles
produce, even if it raises the price of cars (58%). Roughly
one-third of Republicans support these policies (36% and 32%,
respectively), compared with majorities of independents (64% and
55%, respectively) and more than eight in ten Democrats (84% and
83%, respectively).</font><br>
<br>
<font face="Calibri">A slim majority of Americans (51%) favor a
policy that would require companies that produce fossil fuels such
as coal, oil, and natural gas to pay a tax, even if it raises the
cost of electricity. Just one-quarter of Republicans support this
policy (26%), compared with twice as many independents (52%) and
nearly three times as many Democrats (74%).</font><br>
<br>
<font face="Calibri">Finally, just over four in ten Americans (44%)
support a program that would eventually phase out gas-powered cars
and replace them with electric cars. Only 17% of Republicans and
less than half of independents (45%) support this policy, compared
with 67% of Democrats.</font><br>
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<font face="Calibri"><b>Changes Since 2014</b></font><br>
<font face="Calibri">Since 2014, Americans have become slightly more
likely to support a policy that would put stricter limits on the
amount of carbon dioxide that power plants and other industrial
facilities can release, even if it raises the prices of goods and
services (from 57% to 66%), while support for other policies has
stayed relatively stable or decreased in the same period.</font><br>
<br>
<font face="Calibri">Americans are less likely to favor a policy
that would put stricter limits on the amount of carbon dioxide
that vehicles produce, even if it raises the price of cars now
(58%) than they were in 2014 (64%).</font><br>
<br>
<font face="Calibri">Most of the increase in support comes among
Democrats, while Republicans are less likely to support each of
the policies included in the 2014 survey. Democrats are much more
likely to support requiring companies that produce fossil fuels,
such as coal, oil, and natural gas, to pay a tax, even if it
raises the cost of electricity (from 56% to 74%), or a policy that
would place stricter limits on the amount of carbon dioxide that
power plants and other industrial facilities can release, even if
it raises the prices of goods and services (from 70% to 86%).</font><br>
<br>
<font face="Calibri">Republicans have become much less likely to
support increasing federal funding for research on renewable
energy, such as wind, solar, and hydrogen, even if it raises taxes
(from 48% to 36%) or putting stricter limits on the amount of
carbon dioxide that vehicles produce, even if it raises the price
of cars (from 51% to 32%).</font><br>
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<font face="Calibri"><b>Developing a Climate Action Scale</b></font><br>
<font face="Calibri">To better understand which groups are most
willing to support climate change policies despite their
associated costs, PRRI developed an additive scale that combines
the six aforementioned policies into a single scale and normalized
their values to a score between 0 and 1. A score of 0 indicates
strong opposition to every policy, while a score of 1 indicates
strong support for every policy.[4] Examining mean scores for
different demographic groups allows us to directly compare how
likely a given group supports taking action on climate change,
despite associated costs.</font><br>
<br>
<font face="Calibri"><b>Religious Affiliation</b></font><br>
<font face="Calibri">White evangelical Protestants score lowest on
the climate action scale (0.41) — the only major religious group
to score on the lower half of the scale. In comparison, Latter-day
Saints (0.51), other Protestants of color (0.51), Hispanic
Protestants (0.52), and white Catholics (0.53) are close to the
middle of the scale. Other groups of Christians of color and
non-Christians score highest on the climate action scale,
including Hispanic Catholics (0.60), Black Protestants (0.61),
Jewish Americans (0.62); other non-Christian Americans (0.66), and
religiously unaffiliated Americans (0.66).</font><br>
<br>
<font face="Calibri">Scores on the climate action scale increase
with declining religiosity: those who say religion is the most
important thing in their life (0.45) score lower than those who
say religion is one among many important things (0.54), those who
say religion is not as important (.58), and those who say religion
is not important (.67).</font><br>
<br>
<font face="Calibri"><b>Party Affiliation and Media Trust</b></font><br>
<font face="Calibri">Democrats (0.71) have a significantly higher
score on the climate change scale than independents (0.56) or
Republicans (0.40).</font><br>
<br>
<font face="Calibri">Americans who most trust far-right news outlets
(0.32) or Fox News (0.39) score much lower on the climate action
scale than those who most trust mainstream news outlets (0.66) or
do not watch TV news (0.54).</font><br>
<br>
<font face="Calibri"><b>Generation, Race, and Education</b></font><br>
<font face="Calibri">Younger generations score higher on the climate
action scale. Members of Gen Z (0.61) and millennials (0.60) score
similarly, while scores are lower among Gen X (0.54), baby boomers
(0.54), and the Silent Generation (0.52).</font><br>
<br>
<font face="Calibri">Americans of color score higher than white
Americans (0.55) or multiracial Americans (0.57) on the climate
action scale, including Black Americans (0.60), Hispanic Americans
(0.60), and AAPI Americans (0.63).</font><br>
<br>
<font face="Calibri">Americans with at least a four-year degree
score higher than those who do not have a four-year degree on the
climate action scale. Americans with a high school degree or less
education (0.54) or some college experience (0.53) score
similarly, as do those with a four-year degree (0.62) or a
postgraduate degree (0.64).</font><br>
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<font face="Calibri"><b>The Climate Action Scale and Views on
Climate Change</b></font><br>
<font face="Calibri">Americans who see climate change as a key issue
are more likely to have higher scores on the climate action scale
than those who do not prioritize climate change. Americans who say
that climate change is caused mostly by human activity such as
burning fossil fuels (0.69) score significantly higher on the
scale than those who say climate change is mostly caused by
natural patterns in the earth’s environment (0.39), or that there
is no solid evidence that climate change is happening (0.31).</font><br>
<br>
<font face="Calibri">Americans who say they would only vote for a
candidate who shares their views on climate change (0.64) score
higher than those who consider a candidate’s position on climate
change as just one of many important factors when voting (0.61),
or do not see climate change as an important issue (0.38).
Similarly, those who describe climate change as a crisis (0.77)
score higher than those who say it is a major problem (0.62), a
minor problem (0.43), or not a problem at all (0.25). Furthermore,
Americans who agree with the statement that the severity of recent
natural disasters is evidence of global climate change score much
higher on the scale than those who disagree (0.69 vs. 0.34).</font><br>
<br>
<font face="Calibri"><i> - [1] Previous iterations of this question
on PRRI surveys did not include the option “there is no solid
evidence that climate change is happening;” thus, we are unable
to make direct comparisons. However, previous trends show a
growth in the percentage of Americans who view climate change as
caused mostly by human activity, such as burning fossil fuels,
from 64% in 2011 to 74% in 2019 when the question was last
asked, and a decline in the percentage of those who think
climate change is mostly caused by natural patterns in the
earth’s environment, from 32% to 25% during the same period.</i></font><br>
<font face="Calibri"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.prri.org/research/the-faith-factor-in-climate-change-how-religion-impacts-american-attitudes-on-climate-and-environmental-policy/">https://www.prri.org/research/the-faith-factor-in-climate-change-how-religion-impacts-american-attitudes-on-climate-and-environmental-policy/</a></font><br>
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<font face="Calibri"><i>[ from Times of Israel - see figure 12
above ]</i></font><br>
<font face="Calibri"><b>Jews more likely than any US religious group
to see climate change as crisis — poll</b></font><br>
<font face="Calibri">
Survey finds 32% of Jewish Americans deeply concerned about
warming planet, though non-religiously affiliated higher than any
religious group</font><br>
<font face="Calibri">
By LUKE TRESS </font><br>
<font face="Calibri">
5 October 2023</font><br>
<font face="Calibri">Jews are more concerned about climate change
than other religious groups in the US, according to a survey
released on Thursday.</font><br>
<font face="Calibri"> </font><br>
<font face="Calibri">
The poll, conducted in June, found that 32 percent of US Jews said
climate change was a crisis, a larger proportion than any other
religious group surveyed.</font><br>
<font face="Calibri"> </font><br>
<font face="Calibri">
Following Jews were Hispanic Catholics, at 31%, according to the
survey by the nonpartisan Public Religion Research Institute...</font><br>
<br>
<font face="Calibri">The religious group least likely to view
climate change as a crisis was white evangelical protestants, at
8%.</font><br>
<font face="Calibri"> </font><br>
<font face="Calibri">
White evangelical protestants and Black protestants were the only
groups who were less concerned about climate change this year than
they were in 2014, the survey said.</font><br>
<font face="Calibri"> </font><br>
<font face="Calibri">The religiously unaffiliated were more likely
to view climate change as a crisis than those belonging to
religious groups, at 43%. Overall, 27% of Americans believe the
planet is in crisis.</font><br>
<font face="Calibri"> </font><br>
<font face="Calibri">
The more religious people were, the less likely they were
concerned about climate change.</font><br>
<font face="Calibri"> </font><br>
<font face="Calibri">
For Jews, 67% said climate change was caused mostly by human
activity, more than any group besides Hispanic Catholics and
“other non-Christian religions.”</font><br>
<font face="Calibri"> </font><br>
<font face="Calibri">Twenty-eight percent of Jews said climate
change was mostly caused by natural patterns in the earth’s
environment, and 5% said there was no solid evidence for the
phenomenon, the lowest proportion of any group.</font><br>
<font face="Calibri"> </font><br>
<font face="Calibri">
Jews were the least likely to admit to a spiritual attachment to
the earth, with 42% saying they felt a “deep spiritual connection
with nature and the earth most days,” compared to 52% of all
Americans.</font><br>
<font face="Calibri"> </font><br>
<font face="Calibri">
The survey found that among all Americans, concern about climate
change has not shifted dramatically in recent years. In 2014, 23%
viewed it as a crisis, compared to 27% this year.</font><br>
<font face="Calibri"> </font><br>
<font face="Calibri">
Last month was the hottest September on record, and the most
anomalous month ever measured in terms of heat, the European
climate agency reported Thursday.</font><br>
<font face="Calibri"> </font><br>
<font face="Calibri">
This year is on track to be the hottest year on record and has
been marked by catastrophes including severe wildfires,
destructive floods and scorching heat waves.</font><br>
<font face="Calibri"> </font><br>
<font face="Calibri">
The poll results were based on a representative sample of 5,540 US
adults in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.</font><br>
<font face="Calibri"> </font><font face="Calibri"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/jews-more-likely-than-any-us-religious-group-to-see-climate-change-as-crisis-poll/">https://www.timesofisrael.com/jews-more-likely-than-any-us-religious-group-to-see-climate-change-as-crisis-poll/</a></font><br>
<font face="Calibri"> </font><br>
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<font face="Calibri"><i>[ The news archive - looking back at the
propitious year of 1984 ]</i></font><br>
<font face="Calibri"> <font size="+2"><i><b>October 7, 1984 </b></i></font>
</font><br>
<font face="Calibri"> October 7, 1984: At the conclusion of his
first debate with President Ronald Reagan, Democratic challenger
and former Vice President Walter Mondale declares: </font><br>
<br>
<font face="Calibri">"I believe that we will be better off if we
protect this environment. And contrary to what the President says,
I think their record on the environment is inexcusable and often
shameful. These laws are not being enforced, have not been
enforced, and the public health and the air and the water are
paying the price. That's not fair for our future.</font><br>
<font face="Calibri"> </font><br>
<font face="Calibri">"I think our future requires a President to
lead us in an all-out search to advance our education, our
learning, and our science and training, because this world is more
complex and we're being pressed harder all the time."</font><br>
<br>
<font face="Calibri">(97:43-98:23)</font><br>
<font face="Calibri"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGvBFQQPRXs">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGvBFQQPRXs</a></font><br>
<font face="Calibri"> <br>
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