Based on our Environmental Choices public opinion data, this article describes the 'political space' that American politicians have to act on specific types of climate change policy. This document is part of a series - we have also released equivalent discussions for Canada and the UK.
A recent poll suggests that American public opinion is generally behind a strong climate change deal at Copenhagen. However, how do Americans feel about the policies that could credibly achieve these greenhouse gas reductions, and how might politicians engage citizens with their policies? In this article we consider the policy choices facing one particular politician - Barack Obama.
You can download the full press release in the PDF attachment at the bottom of this page.
Data for this press release comes from Environmental Choices Wave 1, Section report 2.b, Government Mandates for action. A free summary of the report is available via this link. For more details about the full report, and to purchase, please use this link.
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| 09 Dec 9 Haddock USA Political Space press release.pdf | 2.71 MB |
