A Yale Poll

72 percent of Americans think that global warming should be a very high (12%), high (28%), or medium (32%) priority for the president and Congress. Among registered voters, 84 percent of
Democrats, 68 percent of Independents, and 52 percent of Republicans think global warming should be a priority.

92 percent of Americans think that developing sources of clean energy should be a very high (31%), high (38%), or medium (23%) priority for the president and Congress. Among registered
voters, 96 percent of Democrats and Independents, and 84 percent of Republicans think clean energy should be a priority.

83 percent of Americans think that protecting the environment either improves economic growth and provides new jobs (58%) or has no effect on economic growth or jobs (25%). Only
17 percent think it reduces economic growth and costs jobs. When there is a conflict between the two, however, 62 percent of Americans say it is more important to protect the environment,
even if it reduces economic growth, while 38 percent say economic growth is more important, even if it leads to problems.

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