HUFFPOLLSTER: Americans Sharply Divided On Climate Change, But Most Want U.S. To Lead

A LARGE MAJORITY OF AMERICANS SEE CLIMATE CHANGE AS A PROBLEM - Scott Clement: "A clear but declining majority of Americans say climate change is a serious problem facing the United States in a new Washington Post-ABC News poll, with giant partisan disagreement on all aspects of the issue....Sixty-three percent of Americans say climate change is a serious problem facing the country, slipping from 69 percent in June….[N]early half of Americans, 47 percent, say the federal government should do more to deal with global warming than it does today, marking a decline from 61 percent in 2008 during the final year of George W. Bush’s presidency." [WashPost]

Americans want the U.S. to lead climate change fight - HuffPollster: "Most Americans believe climate change is real, and want the U.S. to take the lead in fighting it, according to a set of HuffPost/YouGov surveys taken during the runup to the Paris climate summit, a meeting of more than 100 world leaders to discuss taking action against climate change. A 52 percent majority of Americans think the U.S. should take a global leadership role in trying to prevent climate change, while 26 percent think it should not, with the rest unsure. Just 28 percent, though, believe the U.S. has so far done more than most other countries to address climate change, with a third saying the country's record is about average, and 19 percent that it's done less than other nations. Nearly half -- 46 percent -- want the next president to do more than President Barack Obama has to combat global warming, while just 19 percent want the next president to do less." [HuffPost]