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HomeMy WebLinkAboutIN Reporter Climate Change Poll4/LL/LU I Large Majority OT hlooslers Jtate beim In lunate l.nange In New roll I ItK Inatana environmental Kepor[er INDIANA EW"""' REPORTEREFiled in Clerk's office APR 2 31019 REEMAH FOWLER CLERK, SOUTH c3ENID, IN Large Majority of Hoosiers State Belief in Climate Change in I Mm, MA 00 IU1 Beth Edwards & Enrique Saenz April 22, 2019 91 © 0 TUR htfnc•/hnnnnnr inrii�n ocn�iirnnmcntolrcnnrfcr nrn /nn etc /In rnc_mo inrifv_nf_h nncicrc_cfnfo_hol iof_ in_nl i m. fo_nh.n1 1 /R 4/LULU I Large maforny of htooslers Jiate t3eiiei In uirnaie unange In IVew YOII I ILK malana tnVlronmenial Keporcer A new poll indicates that a large majority of Hoosiers believe climate change is happening to some extent and are supportive of measures to address its impact on the state. 80% of Hoosiers believe climate change is happening Some 80% of Hoosiers polled in a survey commissioned by the Environmental Resilience Institute at Indiana University say they believe climate change is happening. Slightly fewer, 6s%, say they believe in climate change more than they did five years ago. "I think this survey shows to some degree, that most people are really accepting the reality of climate change, and there is more agreement on the fact we need to have some kind of responses to it," said James Shanahan, associate director of ERI and dean of The Media School at Indiana University. 750YO of Hoosiers would support general initiatives to prepare Indiana for the effects of climate change hff--/hen — nrn/nnctc/In rne_mninrifxi_nf_hnnciercIimnt—hnnne_i--IAl— Il 7/G2 4/LLILV ly i Large iviajority oT rlooslers came belles In t nmaie unange In IVew h'OII 1 ItK Inalana tnVlronmenial Keporier Of the 1,002 polled, the majority agreed that flooding is becoming more frequent and potholes are becoming worse because of more severe weather. Seventy percent believe the weather is becoming less predictable. What do Hoosiers think about climate change? The Environmental Resilience Institute of Indiana University conducted a survey of 1,002 Indiana residents about their views on the environment and climate. Here were some of their findings: iam 3 out of 5 HOOSIERS Sol$# NELiEYE !'HAT CLIMATE CHANGE IS ALREADY STARTING TO HARM PEOPLE IN THE U.S. HOO-91FRS loops 010:010 6tLItuE [HAT CLIMATE CHANGE IS HAPPENING. EEE. THAT INDIANA WEATHER HAS BECOME LESS PREDICTABLE IN RECENT DECADES. illustration by Alexa Chryssovergis pop 3ou a, 4 HOOSIERS #oil BUIEW THAT CLIMATE CHANGE WILL HAVE AT LEAST SOME IMPACT ON THE INDIANA ECONOMY. source Environmental Resilience Institute at IU httnc-/hnnnnn, inrlionocn"irnnmon+�Ircnnr+or nrn/nne+c/I�rnc_m�inrity_nf_hnncicrc_e+�+o_hclicf_in_nlimo+o_nh�nno_in_no,nr_nnll Z/C. 4/LL/LU 1 Large majomy oT mooslers Jute [Seller in 1, irnaie 1.nange in IVeW toll I ItK ITlol8na trivironmemai Kepofler Along political lines, 66% of Hoosier Republicans surveyed believe that climate change is happening either somewhat or to a great extent, compared to 91% of Democrats. Seventy-five percent of those polled said they would support general initiatives designed to prepare Indiana for the effects of climate change, and 60% believe climate change is already starting to harm people in the U.S. "These survey results suggest that Hoosiers Know we must act now to protect the environment we have, while we have it,.. _Janet McCabe "These survey results suggest that Hoosiers know we must act now to protect the environment we have, while we have it," said Janet McCabe, ERI's assistant director of policy and implementation and former assistant administrator at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. "And as we continue to observe the consequences of a changing climate — such as recent historic flooding or record-setting cold — the challenge is hitting close to home. That's especially true fora pillar of our state's economy: our farmers and all of us who depend of them for food." 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