PPIC is out with their annual survey on California and the environment. Here are the CA climate KEY FINDINGS. Lots of more interesting stuff in the report below:
Nearly eight in 10 Californians believe the
world’s temperature has been going up over
the past 100 years. Forty-five percent
consider global warming a very serious
threat to California’s future. (page 14)
n Seven in 10 favor the state law to roll back
greenhouse gas emissions, but a partisan
divide has grown since 2006, when the law
was passed. Most think state efforts to
reduce global warming will result in more
jobs or won’t affect job numbers. (page 15)
n Strong majorities support government
policies to reduce emissions, including
requiring automakers to reduce emissions
from new cars and requiring fuel providers
to reduce the carbon intensity of
transportation fuels. (pages 16, 17)
n Fifty-seven percent of Californians have not
heard about the cap-and-trade system set
to begin in California. Just over half support
the system, but 65 percent have very little
or no confidence in the state to spend
money generated from the program wisely.
About half think that companies buying
permits to exceed their emissions limits will
create a more serious health threat in
lower-income areas. (pages 18, 19)
n Sixty-three percent remain opposed to
building more nuclear power plants, while a
strong majority continue to favor renewable
energy projects. The strong support for the
law requiring a third of the state’s electricity
to come from renewable sources declines if
it means higher electricity bills. Californians
remain divided about increasing oil drilling
off the state’s coast. (pages 21, 22)
n A majority of Californians (54%) have heard
about fracking and, of those, four in
10 favor this practice in California. Voters
are divided along party lines. (page 23)
