This statistic displays the major arguments to transition to clean, renewable energy according to U.S. citizens in 2018. Reducing water and air pollution are considered the main reasons to transition to clean energy by around 75 percent of the respondents.
Major reasons to transition to clean energy among U.S. adults in December 2018*
1,114 U.S. citizens, 966 of whom are registered to vote
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
* Original question on the survey stated as follows: "How important to you personally, if at all, are each of the following reasons to transition to 100% clean, renewable energy?"
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Center For Climate Change Communication, & Yale Program on Climate Change Communication. (December 1, 2018). Major reasons to transition to clean energy among U.S. adults in December 2018* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 17, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/984820/main-arguments-transition-clean-renewable-energy-us/
Center For Climate Change Communication, und Yale Program on Climate Change Communication. "Major reasons to transition to clean energy among U.S. adults in December 2018*." Chart. December 1, 2018. Statista. Accessed May 17, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/984820/main-arguments-transition-clean-renewable-energy-us/
Center For Climate Change Communication, Yale Program on Climate Change Communication. (2018). Major reasons to transition to clean energy among U.S. adults in December 2018*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 17, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/984820/main-arguments-transition-clean-renewable-energy-us/
Center For Climate Change Communication, and Yale Program on Climate Change Communication. "Major Reasons to Transition to Clean Energy among U.S. Adults in December 2018*." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Dec 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/984820/main-arguments-transition-clean-renewable-energy-us/
Center For Climate Change Communication & Yale Program on Climate Change Communication, Major reasons to transition to clean energy among U.S. adults in December 2018* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/984820/main-arguments-transition-clean-renewable-energy-us/ (last visited May 17, 2022)
