LATINOS WANT ACTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE

Our latest national study finds that self-identified Latinos in the United States are more convinced global warming is happening and human-caused, more worried about it, more supportive of climate change policies, and more willing to demand political action than non-Latinos. Further, Spanish-language Latinos are more engaged with the issue of climate change than English-language Latinos.

(Para leer el reporte en espa?ol, haga clic aquí.)

A majority of Latinos are willing to join a campaign to convince elected officials to take action on climate change - yet most remain on the sidelines. As such they represent a big opportunity for the climate community to build public and political will for climate action.

Key Findings

• More than eight in ten Latinos (84%) think global warming is happening, including nearly nine in ten Spanish-language Latinos (88%).
• Seven in ten Latinos (70%) understand global warming is mostly human caused, including three-quarters of Spanish-language Latinos (76%).
• Three in four Latinos (78%) are worried about global warming; one in three (35%) are "very worried", including 43% of Spanish-language Latinos, who are “very worried”.
• Three in four Latinos want corporations and industry (77%), citizens themselves (74%), President Trump (74%), and the U.S. Congress (73%) to do more to address global warming.
• Many Latinos are willing to take political action on global warming, including a majority who would vote for a candidate for public office because of their position on global warming (60%). A majority are also willing to join a campaign to convince elected officials to take action to reduce global warming (51%), including 61% of Spanish-language Latinos.
• Seven in ten Latinos (71%) have never been contacted by an organization working to reduce global warming. 

The report, Climate Change in the Latino Mind, includes many more fascinating insights about Latinos’ climate change beliefs, risk perceptions, policy support and behaviors.