Americans Doubtful of Human Impact on Climate

According to Ipsos' Global Trends Survey among roughly 16,000 adults from 20 countries, the majority of people now believes that human activity is to blame for climate change. In all of the 20 countries the majority of respondents shares that view. In some countries however, there remains a large degree of scepticism. People from the U.S. showed the highest degree of doubt, with only 54% agreeing that humans are responsible for the changing climate.

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This chart shows the percentage of people from selected countries thinking that climate change is largely the result of human activity.

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Belief in climate change caused by humans worldwide in 2018, by select country*
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Share of respondents based on belief in main cause of climate change in the U.S. from 2008 to 2020*
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Share of adults who say almost all scientists agree on human-caused climate change in the United States as of April 2018, by political affiliation*
Opinions on climate change causes among adults in the United States as of March 2019, by gender
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Public opinion on climate change being caused by human activities in selected countries in Europe in 2023
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Teenagers' opinion on human activities causing climate change in the United States as of 2019*

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