Majority disapprove of President's climate change views
... Trump gets some of his worst marks from the American people when it comes to his handling of climate change, and majorities .. support government actions that he has sometimes scoffed at.
While the administration has rolled back regulations to cut emissions of heat-trapping carbon dioxide from power and industrial plants and pushed for more coal use, wide shares of Americans say they want just the opposite, according to a new poll from .. NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.
About two out of three Americans say corporations have a responsibility to combat climate change, and a similar share also say its the job of the U.S. government. And 64% of Americans say they disapprove of Trumps policies toward climate change, while about half that many say they approve. That 32% approval of his climate policies is the lowest among six issue areas that the poll asked about, including immigration (38%) and health care (37%) ...
While a majority of Republicans do approve of Trumps performance on climate change, his marks among the GOP on the issue are slightly lower compared with other issues. Meanwhile, 7% of Democrats and 29% of independents approve of Trump on climate change ...
https://time.com/5677474/americans-disapprove-trump-climate-change-views/