Nearly 70% of U.S. adults surveyed said they favor the federal government moving toward carbon neutrality by 2050, as well as prioritizing renewable energy sources. FOX13
Visions for the country’s climate and energy future were divided mostly by political party affiliation, Pew said. Republicans and Republican-leaning independents gave a greater priority to expanding the production of oil, coal and natural gas, compared to developing alternative energy sources. Overwhelmingly, these respondents said they believe that fossil fuels should remain a part of the country’s energy picture, according to the researchers.
A majority of Democrats and Democratic leaners, on the other hand, said they support prioritizing the development of alternative energy sources and favor the U.S. taking steps to become carbon-neutral by 2050.But the research center found internal differences about energy policy within both political parties.
"There is a similar divide by political ideology over the country’s more important energy priority: 64% of moderate and liberal Republicans say it should be developing alternative sources such as wind and solar, whereas 67% of conservative Republicans say it should be expanding production of oil, coal and natural gas," Pew said.
Democrats also had a similar split. Some 49% of Democrats said they believe the U.S. should phase out the use of oil, coal and natural gas completely, while 50% said there should be a mix of energy sources. "This overall divide reflects competing views within the Democratic Party: 63% of liberal Democrats say the U.S. should phase out the use of fossil fuels completely, while a majority of moderate and conservative Democrats say it should use a mix of energy sources," Pew said.
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