Support for cap and trade United States 2017

This statistic displays the changing opinions of the U.S. adult population on the implementation of cap and trade between the fall of 2008 and the fall of 2017. In the fall of 2017, some 20 percent of respondents claimed that they strongly supported cap and trade.

Support for cap and trade among adult respondents in the U.S. from 2008 to 2017

Characteristic	Strongly support	Somewhat support
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Release date

June 2018

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Region

United States

Survey time period

2008 to 2017

Number of respondents

928 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Telephone interview

Supplementary notes

* Includes a mix of questions about cap-and-trade in general and specifically about a state-level system. Fall 2009 & Fall 2013 respondents were asked both about cap-and-trade in general, and about a state-level system.

Original question is phrased as: "“There is a proposed system called cap-and-trade where the government would issue permits limiting the amount of greenhouse gases companies can put out. Companies that did not use all their permits could sell them to other companies. The idea is that many companies would find ways to put out less greenhouse gases because that would be cheaper than buying permits. Would you strongly support, somewhat support, somewhat oppose or strongly oppose this type of system?”

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