US public wants climate change dealt with, but doesn’t like the options

Enlarge / The East Coast has gotten the chance to experience something that’s become disturbingly familiar out west.Bloomberg Creative

After rejoining the Paris Agreement and passing the Inflation Reduction Act, the US has committed to cutting its greenhouse gas emissions in half by the end of the decade and hitting net-zero emissions by the middle of the century. That will require significant changes in everything from household appliances and cars to how electricity is generated. Is the US public up for the challenge?

The answer is a pretty resounding “no,” according to new polling data released by the Pew Research

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