What Americans say they’re willing to do or already do to mitigate the climate crisis

Survey of 1,000 US adults from 7-13 October 2021

Republicans

Democrats

Total

Individual changes

50%

Recycle

72%

90%

83%

Use less electricity at home

56

85

72

Fly less

49

73

62

Drive less

39

77

60

Walk and bike more

44

70

58

Eat less meat

30

70

51

Track my carbon footprint

21

58

40

Pushing for systemic changes

50%

Support green

legislation

36%

89%

64%

Vote for elected officials

who support green policies

30

85

57

Donate money to an

activist group or cause

9

52

31

Join an activist group,

march or protest

6

36

21

Republicans

Democrats

Total

Individual changes

50%

Recycle

72%

90%

83%

Use less electricity at home

56

85

72

Fly less

49

73

62

Drive less

39

77

60

Walk and bike more

44

70

58

Eat less meat

30

70

51

Track my carbon footprint

21

58

40

Pushing for systemic changes

50%

Support green (environmental/

climate change) legislation

36%

89%

64%

Vote for elected officials who

support green policies

30

85

57

Donate money to an activist

group or cause

9

52

31

Join an activist group, march

or protest

6

36

21

Republicans

Democrats

Total

Individual changes

50%

Recycle

72%

90%

83%

Use less electricity at home

56

85

72

Fly less

49

73

62

Drive less

39

77

60

Walk and bike more

44

70

58

Eat less meat

30

70

51

Track my carbon footprint

21

58

40

Pushing for systemic changes

50%

Support green (environmental/

climate change) legislation

36%

89%

64%

Vote for elected officials who

support green policies

30

85

57

Donate money to an activist

group or cause

9

52

31

Join an activist group, march

or protest

6

36

21

Republicans

Democrats

Total

Individual changes

50%

Recycle

72%

90%

83%

Use less electricity at home

56

85

72

Fly less

49

73

62

Drive less

39

77

60

Walk and bike more

44

70

58

Eat less meat

30

70

51

Track my carbon footprint

21

58

40

Pushing for systemic changes

50%

Support green (environmental/

climate change) legislation

36%

89%

64%

Vote for elected officials who

support green policies

30

85

57

Donate money to an activist

group or cause

9

52

31

Join an activist group, march

or protest

6

36

21