Memo: Voters Support a Progressive Climate Innovation Agenda

By Danielle Deiseroth Senior Climate Data Analyst, Data for Progress

Key Findings

  • Two-thirds of voters (66 percent) support expanding federal tax credits for domestic production of renewable energy technologies and electric vehicles

  • Over two-thirds of voters (68 percent) support expanding federal funding for researching and developing new energy technologies to reduce emissions in hard-to-abate industries

  • Even when presented with oppositional talking points about the cost, a majority of voters (57 percent) support expanding federal procurement of American-made clean vehicles

  • Nearly three-quarters of voters (73 percent) support increasing inter-agency collaboration to reduce emissions in the housing, agriculture, and transportation sectors

  • By a 38-percentage-point margin, voters support the Department of Energy updating its mission to reflect climate, clean energy, and environmental justice goals

  • Over two-thirds of voters (68 percent) support the government prioritizing funding for researching and developing technologies that target frontline communities

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