US poll shows broad support for renewables, climate measures

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In the United States, the public has long had a divided opinion on the science of climate change-a divide that's the product of an all-consuming culture war. As such, asking people whether thermometers have measured warming or whether research shows human activities caused that warming has more or less really been a question about someone's preferred political party.

But that's been gradually changing, and the latest Pew Research Center poll shows that support for actions to address climate change continues to grow. And there are clear majorities in favor of many of them.

The poll results are based on a survey of nearly 11,000 US adults in late April and early May.

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