"Climate Change Climbs Up U.S. Voters' List Of Concerns"

"NEW YORK - Climate change is rising up the list of voter concerns in the United States with nearly 40% saying the issue will be crucial in how they cast their ballots in the 2020 presidential election, according to a poll released on Thursday.

The results of the poll showed Democratic candidates in particular are under pressure to offer solutions to climate change, said Anthony Leiserowitz, director of the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication.

“This is truly a top-tier issue for the Democratic base,” said Leiserowitz, whose program, along with George Mason University, put out the poll.

In the survey of more than 1,000 people, 38% of respondents said a candidate’s position on global warming will be “very important” when they decide who they will vote for in the election that is still 18 months away."

Kate Ryan reports for Thomson Reuters Foundation May 16, 2019.

Source: Reuters, 05/17/2019