There are many polls on public understanding and acceptance of climate change, and a few on students and educators as well. For an indepth analysis of teacher understanding and acceptance of climate change, see NCSE's 2016 report on climate change education. For other information, see the links below.
Polling Organizations
- Gallup Polls on Climate change
- Pew Research on Energy and the Environment
- Yale Program on Climate Change Communication
Polls on Climate Change
- Global Concern about Climate Change, Broad Support for Limiting Emissions, U.S., China Less Worried; Partisan Divides in Key Countries
- What the world thinks about Climate Change in Seven Charts
- One in Four in U.S. Are Solidly Skeptical of Global Warming
- Yale Climate Opinion Map
- Poll: Americans Don’t Think Climate Change Will Affect Them Personally
- Poll: Fewer Americans see climate change as a serious threat