A new poll from the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research found that U.S. support for green energy tax credits and renewable energies like solar and wind power has fallen in recent years. The trend has been driven by softening support from Democrats and independents.
American adults’ support has weakened for tax credits for electric vehicles and solar panels, as well as offshore wind farm expansion. Democrats are still the strongest supporters of these initiatives, but conviction is waning.
That said, the poll results indicate that Democrats and independents have not increased support for the policies of President Donald Trump, which have included sweeping changes to regulations related to energy and climate change and slashing the federal workforce in these departments. According to the poll, only around four in 10 U.S. adults — one in 10 Democrats, around two in 10 independents and over seven in 10 Republicans — approve of the way Trump is handling climate change.
