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, when people take time out to reflect on preserving the environment. And according to polling, at least, Americans are committed to improving it. According to a
looking at attitudes towards the environment, 69% of the U.S. population favors steps towards a goal of the country being carbon neutral by the year 2050. The same percentage says the country should prioritize developingThat said, Americans don’t fully trust the reliability of renewable sources and 67% of the population favors a, with only about 31% in favor of completely phasing out fossil fuels altogether.
But the federal government isn’t the only actor that Americans are concerned about. 67% of Americans also say thatare doing too little to reduce the effects of climate change, and 55% of Americans think that the energy industry in particular isn’t doing enough. There’s also broad support for the U.S. taking part in moreto fight climate change–75% of Americans support that. Though there are limits to what Americans think the country ought to do.
Overall though, Americans are broadly supportive of efforts to fight climate change, something that may complicate
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