Most Americans think their actions can help fight climate change, but they’re not always right on which are the most effective, according to a Post/UMD poll.
has a lot or some impact on climate change. About three-quarters say not eating meat or dairy would have a little or no effect on climate change.Here’s the full set of the poll responses:
poll found nearly 6 in 10 Americans think recycling will have a lot or some impact on climate change, the second most-highly rated action behind installing solar panels. About a third say the same for using an electric stove instead of a gas stove and 24 percent say driving slower. These misperceptions can arise, he said, when people don’t research climate solutions closely or attach outsize importance to actions that seem simple, such as getting rid of plastic straws. There have also been efforts from industry to mislead consumers about what is most effective, he added.One study led by a researcher at the University of Leeds placed recycling second-to-last among more than 50 actions people can take to reduce their carbon footprint.
Among the 10 actions Americans were polled on, experts said flying less and cutting out meat and dairy are among the best steps people can take. Most Americans don’t realize that — 51 percent say flying less Meat and dairy are also heavy hitters. Project Drawdown estimates that if three-quarters of people around the worldAdvertisement
That includes driving an electric car and using a heat pump, options that 51 percent and 40 percent of Americans, respectively, say would have a lot or some impact on climate change, according to the Post-UMD poll.“If everyone in America had an energy audit and spent a few hundred dollars at Home Depot on a programmable thermostat and a little bit of caulk, that would be worth a couple of nuclear power plants worth of energy,” Foley said.
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