see Figure 1). Among adults affected by extreme weather events in the past five years, 37% see climate change in the U.S. as a crisis and 40% see it as a major problem. Among adults not affected by extreme weather events in the past five years, 16% see it as a crisis and 30% see it as a major problem.

This poll, The Impact of Extreme Weather on Views About Climate Policy in the United States, was conducted March 31–May 8, 2022, among 2,646 U.S. adults ages 18 and older. See the Methodology below for further details.

On a range of policy measures, public support for government climate action is higher among U.S. adults who have been personally affected by extreme weather events in the past five years than those who have not. This includes higher support for stricter federal fuel efficiency standards for cars and trucks (71% to 53%), regulations to make the electricity grid more resistant to extreme weather (64% to 47%), and increased state government spending to prepare for future weather disasters (63% to 39%).

In the current period of high inflation, the public largely favors policies seen as having less of a direct impact on their own financial situation. When faced with two broad policy choices—limiting carbon emissions and fortifying infrastructure to protect against weather disasters—there is generally higher public support for policies aimed at protecting against future weather disasters (e.g., 57% support increased state spending to prepare for future weather disasters) compared with reducing carbon emissions to limit climate change (e.g., only 39% support a carbon tax if it substantially increases their energy prices).

Notable examples of high public support for proposals seen as having a limited impact on the financial situation facing households are federal government requirements to reduce carbon emissions from power plants (78% support) and stricter federal fuel efficiency standards for cars and trucks (67% support). However, even though it might hurt U.S. efforts to limit climate change, 62 percent of the public still thinks the government should allow oil producers to drill for more oil in the U.S. to try to help lower gasoline prices in the future.

“Facing extreme weather has had a substantial impact on millions of Americans, who have had serious property damage, health, and financial consequences,” said Robert J. Blendon, co-director of the survey and Richard L. Menschel Professor of Public Health and Professor of Health Policy and Political Analysis Emeritus at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. “Experiencing these weather disasters has had a real impact on the public’s support for policies to prepare against future weather disasters, and to a lesser extent, support for policies to limit climate change by reducing carbon emissions.”

When it comes to serious health problems, among the 78 percent of U.S. households experiencing extreme weather events in the past five years, 24 re percentported facing serious health problems as a result, 17 percent reported serious financial problems, 14 percent reported evacuating from their home, and 14 percent reported major home or property damage (see Figure 2). In addition, when it comes to serious health problems faced by households as a result of extreme weather, 51 percent of Native Americans who have experienced extreme weather in the past five years said their households have faced serious health problems as a result, while 31 percent of Latino adults, 30 percent of Asian adults, 29 percent of Black adults, and 18 percent of White adults said this.

 

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新泽西州普林斯顿大学——根据美国国家公共电台/罗伯特·伍德·约翰逊基金会/哈佛大学陈曾赫公共卫生学院的一项新民意调查，面临极端天气事件正在影响美国人对气候变化行动必要性的看法。在全国范围内，报告自己在过去五年中亲身受到极端天气事件影响的成年人目前更有可能将美国的气候变化视为危机或重大问题(77%)，而没有受到此类事件影响的成年人(46%)(参见图1)．在过去五年中受到极端天气事件影响的成年人中，37%的人认为美国的气候变化是一场危机，40%的人认为这是一个重大问题。在过去五年中没有受到极端天气事件影响的成年人中，16%的人认为这是一场危机，30%的人认为这是一个重大问题。

这个调查,极端天气对美国气候政策观点的影响该研究于2022年3月31日至5月8日在2646名18岁及以上的美国成年人中进行。有关更多细节，请参阅下面的方法。

在一系列政策措施上，在过去五年中亲身受到极端天气事件影响的美国成年人中，公众对政府气候行动的支持程度高于没有受到极端天气事件影响的美国成年人。这包括支持对汽车和卡车实行更严格的联邦燃油效率标准(71%对53%)，制定法规使电网更能抵御极端天气(64%对47%)，以及增加州政府支出以应对未来的天气灾害(63%对39%)。

在当前高通胀时期，公众大多倾向于那些被认为对自身财务状况影响较小的政策。当面临两大政策选择——限制碳排放和加强基础设施以抵御天气灾害时，公众普遍更支持旨在抵御未来天气灾害的政策(例如，57%的人支持增加国家支出以应对未来天气灾害)，而减少碳排放以限制气候变化(例如，只有39%的人支持在大幅提高能源价格的情况下征收碳税)。

对于那些被认为对家庭财务状况影响有限的提案，公众支持度较高的显著例子有:联邦政府要求发电厂减少碳排放(78%支持)，以及对汽车和卡车实行更严格的联邦燃油效率标准(67%支持)。然而，尽管它可能会损害美国限制气候变化的努力，62%的公众仍然认为政府应该允许石油生产商在美国开采更多的石油，以帮助降低未来的汽油价格。

“极端天气对数百万美国人产生了重大影响，他们遭受了严重的财产损失、健康和经济后果，”他说罗伯特·j·布伦登他是这项调查的联合主任，也是哈佛大学陈曾熙公共卫生学院的理查德·l·门舍尔公共卫生教授和卫生政策与政治分析荣誉教授。“经历这些天气灾害对公众对防范未来天气灾害的政策的支持产生了实际影响，在较小程度上，对通过减少碳排放来限制气候变化的政策的支持也产生了影响。”

在严重的健康问题方面，在过去五年中经历极端天气事件的78%的美国家庭中，24%的家庭因此面临严重的健康问题，17%的家庭报告有严重的财务问题，14%的家庭报告从家中疏散，14%的家庭或财产遭受重大损失(参见图2)．此外，在谈到极端天气导致家庭面临严重健康问题时，51%在过去5年经历过极端天气的美国原住民表示，他们的家庭因此面临严重健康问题，而31%的拉丁裔成年人、30%的亚裔成年人、29%的黑人成年人和18%的白人成年人表示如此。

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