Most American Voters Say That Climate Change Is Not an Immediate Threat

A majority of Americans voters believe that climate change is an not immediate threat and that the economy is more of a primary concern to them, an ominous sign for the Democrats in the upcoming midterms, according to the Harvard-CAPS Harris poll for July published on Aug. 3.

Only 45 percent of voters see climate change as an immediate threat, including 66 percent of Democrats and 41 percent of Independents.

Around 59 percent of voters oppose President Joe Biden’s energy and gas policies, while 63 percent believe that his policies are responsible for the majority of gas price increases.

Most respondents want the White House to start focusing on lowering prices and U.S. energy independence over global warming issues, and they are adverse toward having the matter politicized.

Only four in 10 voters think that an emergency climate declaration by the Biden administration would be warranted or even legitimate.

The poll found that 84 percent believe that the U.S. economy is either in recession or will be in one next year, while 42 percent of registered voters believe that the economy is already in a recession, and 42 percent say that it would soon enter a recession.

A mere 16 percent of those polled believe that the U.S. economy will avoid a recession or is currently not in recession.

The poll numbers come as U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) fell in the first two quarters of 2022, contracting at an annualized rate of 1.6 percent in the first quarter and by 0.9 percent in the second quarter.

However, the jobs market still remains strong, with the economy adding about 460,000 jobs per month in the first two quarters of 2022.

Two successive quarters of negative GDP growth is regarded by most economists that the economy is in a recession.

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