CHICAGO (CBS) – Voters get the chance once again in a few weeks, to elect local and federal leaders who can impact the country’s course on climate change.
In Illinois, 74% of the public believe global warming is happening. The number is similar in the Chicago metro area but higher, 80%, in Cook County. Those figures come from the Yale Climate Opinion Maps. Researchers at Yale University have developed a way to estimate state and local level opinions based on national surveys.
The Climate Opinion data also show in Illinois, the Chicago Metro area, and in Cook County:
- 83-86% support funding research into renewable energy sources
- 76-80% support providing tax breaks for energy-efficient vehicles or solar panels.
Clean Energy investments in Illinois
Two years ago, Congress passed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and nearly three years ago it passed the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL). Both pieces of federal legislation…
