PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and the Environment

Questions and Responses

July 8–15, 2022
1,648 California grownup residents; 1,132 California doubtless voters
English, Spanish

Margin of error ±3.4% at 95% confidence stage for the overall pattern, ±4.1% for doubtless voters.
Percentages could not add as much as 100 on account of rounding.

1. Do you approve or disapprove of the best way that Governor Newsom is dealing with environmental points in California?

59% approve
39% disapprove
2% don’t know

2. Total, do you approve or disapprove of the best way that Governor Newsom is dealing with the problem of jobs and the economic system?

59% approve
39% disapprove
2% don’t know

3. Total, do you approve or disapprove of the best way that the California Legislature is dealing with environmental points in California?

55% approve
42% disapprove
3% don’t know

4. How a lot of the time are you able to belief the state authorities to do what is correct on the subject of dealing with environmental points in California? [rotate order top to bottom]

7% nearly all the time
43% more often than not
49% solely a few of the time
– don’t know

5. Turning to financial circumstances in California, do you suppose that in the course of the subsequent 12 months we can have good occasions financially or dangerous occasions?

31% good occasions
68% dangerous occasions
1% don’t know

6. Interested by the present charge of inflation, that means rising costs, is that this one thing you’re upset about, involved about however not upset, or not involved about?

44% upset
53% involved however not upset
3% not involved about
– don’t know

7. Have latest worth will increase in gasoline brought on any monetary hardship for you or your family? (If sure, ask: “is {that a} extreme hardship that impacts your skill to keep up your present way of life, or is it a average hardship that impacts you considerably however doesn’t jeopardize your way of life?”)

18% sure, brought on extreme hardship
37% sure, brought on average hardship
45% no, haven’t brought on hardship
– don’t know

8. Subsequent, what do you suppose is a very powerful environmental problem going through California at present?

30% water provide, drought, reservoirs
13% wildfires, lack of forests, forest fires
11% local weather change, world warming, greenhouse gases
4% air air pollution, automobile emissions, smog
4% landfills, rubbish, sewage, waste, recycling
3% authorities regulation—an excessive amount of, overregulation, politicians, environmentalists
2% air pollution typically
2% water air pollution of ocean, rivers, lakes, streams, seashores
18% different (specify)
14% don’t know

Altering subjects,

9. Some persons are registered to vote and others usually are not. Are you completely sure that you’re registered to vote in California?

74% sure [ask q9a]
26% no [skip to q11]

9a. Are you registered as a Democrat, a Republican, one other get together, or are you registered as a decline-to-state or impartial voter?

47% Democrat [ask q10]
24% Republican [ask q10a]
2% one other get together (specify) [skip to q12]
27% decline-to-state/impartial [skip to 10b]

[likely voters only]
48% Democrat [ask q10]
26% Republican [ask q10a]
3% one other get together (specify) [skip to q12]
24% decline-to-state/impartial [skip to 10b]

10. Would you name your self a robust Democrat or not a really robust Democrat?

53% robust
47% not very robust
– don’t know

[skip to q12]

10a. Would you name your self a robust Republican or not a really robust Republican?

56% robust
44% not very robust
– don’t know

[skip to q12]

10b. [decline-to-state /independents only] In just a few phrases, are you able to inform me the primary purpose why you’re registered as a decline-to-state or impartial voter and never as a member of a political get together?

38% events don’t mirror my views, not happy with events
11% I vote for candidates, not events
10% corruption
3% I vote for each Democrats and Republicans
2% don’t need political mailings or telephone calls
1% privateness/confidentiality
27% different (specify)
7% don’t know

10c. Have been you beforehand registered with a significant get together or have you ever all the time been a decline-to-state or impartial voter?

44% beforehand registered [ask q10d]
56% all the time been a decline-to-state or impartial voter [skip to q10e]
– don’t know [skip to q10e]

10d. What get together have been you beforehand registered with?

49% Democratic Occasion
37% Republican Occasion
9% American Unbiased
1% Libertarian
4% different (specify)
– don’t know

10e. Would you be part of a political get together if it was a very good reflection of your political opinions or do you favor to be unaffiliated with any particular get together?

26% be part of a political get together
72% stay unaffiliated
1% don’t know

11. Do you consider your self as nearer to the Republican Occasion or Democratic Occasion?

28% Republican Occasion
64% Democratic Occasion
7% neither (volunteered)
1% don’t know

On to a different matter,

12. [likely voters only] In serious about the California governor’s election in November, how vital to you’re the candidates’ positions on the setting in figuring out your vote?

45% essential
42% considerably vital
13% not too vital
– don’t know

13. [likely voters only] No matter your alternative within the 2022 election for US Home of Representatives, which of those candidates would do a greater job dealing with environmental points within the U.S.: [rotate] the Republican candidate in your district or the Democratic candidate in your district?

34% the Republican candidate in your district
65% the Democratic candidate in your district
1% don’t know

14. Subsequent, would you say that the availability of water is an enormous drawback, considerably of an issue, or not a lot of an issue in your a part of California?

68% massive drawback
24% considerably of an issue
7% not a lot of an issue
– don’t know

[rotate questions 15 and 16]

15. Total, do you suppose that the state and native governments are doing an excessive amount of, the correct quantity, or not sufficient to reply to the present drought in California?

4% an excessive amount of
27% the correct quantity
68% not sufficient
1% don’t know

16. Total, do you suppose that the individuals in your a part of California are doing an excessive amount of, the correct quantity, or not sufficient to reply to the present drought in California?

4% an excessive amount of
26% the correct quantity
69% not sufficient
1% don’t know

17. Do you suppose local weather change has contributed to California’s present drought or not?

77% sure, has contributed
22% no, has not contributed
1% don’t know

18. Would you say that you just and your loved ones have taken steps to cut back water use just lately in response to the present drought? (If sure, ask: “Have you ever executed lots or somewhat to cut back water use?”)

45% sure, executed lots to cut back water use
39% sure, executed somewhat to cut back water use
16% no, haven’t taken steps
– don’t know

19. Do you suppose that air pollution of ingesting water is a extra severe well being menace in lower-income areas than different areas in your a part of California, or not?

69% sure
29% no
2% don’t know

20. How severe a well being menace is air pollution of ingesting water in your a part of California to you and your instant household?

16% very severe
31% considerably severe
52% not too severe
1% don’t know

21. Subsequent, would you say that air air pollution is an enormous drawback, considerably of an issue, or not a lot of an issue in your a part of California?

31% massive drawback
47% considerably of an issue
22% not a lot of an issue
– don’t know

22. Do you suppose that air air pollution is a extra severe well being menace in lower-income areas than different areas in your a part of California, or not?

59% sure
40% no
1% don’t know

23. How severe a well being menace is air air pollution in your a part of California to you and your instant household?

16% very severe
43% considerably severe
40% not too severe
1% don’t know

24. Subsequent, how a lot of an issue is the specter of wildfires in your a part of California? Is it an enormous drawback, considerably of an issue, or not a lot of an issue?

45% massive drawback
37% considerably of an issue
18% not a lot of an issue
– don’t know

25. How severe is the specter of wildfires in your a part of California to your private and financial well-being?

27% very severe
41% considerably severe
32% not too severe
– don’t know

26. Do you suppose that local weather change has contributed to California’s latest wildfires or not?

76% sure, has contributed
23% no, has not contributed
1% don’t know

27. How a lot confidence do you might have within the authorities when it comes to its readiness to reply to wildfires in your a part of California?

30% an amazing deal
57% just some
13% hardly any
1% don’t know

Just lately, there have been wildfires in California and utility suppliers have had energy shutoffs when there have been excessive winds of their service areas to forestall wildfires.

28. How involved have you ever been about the specter of energy shutoffs to forestall wildfires the place you reside? Have you ever been very involved, considerably involved, not too involved, or by no means involved?

18% very involved
38% considerably involved
32% not too involved
12% by no means involved
– don’t know

29. On one other matter, which of the next statements displays your view of when the consequences of local weather change will start to occur? [rotate order top to bottom]

69% they’ve already begun to occur
4% they’ll begin occurring inside just a few years
11% they’ll begin occurring inside your lifetime
8% they won’t occur inside your lifetime, however they’ll have an effect on future generations
8% they’ll by no means occur
– don’t know

And serious about points and actions that some individuals care deeply about and others don’t…

30. In comparison with different points, would you say addressing world local weather change is… [rotate order top to bottom]

24% a high concern to me personally
57% one among a number of vital considerations to me
19% not an vital concern to me
– don’t know

31. How severe of a menace is local weather change to the economic system and high quality of life for California’s future?

47% very severe
33% considerably severe
11% not too severe
8% by no means severe
1% don’t know

Following is a listing of some of the attainable impacts of local weather change sooner or later in California. Please reply whether or not you’re very involved, considerably involved, not too involved, or by no means involved about each. 

[rotate questions 32 to 35]

32. How about elevated rising sea ranges? Are you…

26% very involved
37% considerably involved
25% not too involved
12% by no means involved
– don’t know

33. How about warmth waves which are extra extreme? Are you…

49% very involved
34% considerably involved
13% not too involved
4% by no means involved
– don’t know

34. How about droughts which are extra extreme? Are you…

65% very involved
25% considerably involved
8% not too involved
3% by no means involved
– don’t know

35. How about wildfires which are extra extreme? Are you…

57% very involved
30% considerably involved
10% not too involved
3% by no means involved
– don’t know

36. Subsequent, to deal with local weather change, do you like or oppose the state legislation that requires California to cut back its greenhouse fuel emissions to 40 % under 1990 ranges by the 12 months 2030?

72% favor
26% oppose
2% don’t know

37. Do you like or oppose the state legislation that requires one hundred pc of the state’s electrical energy to come back from renewable power sources by the 12 months 2045?

72% favor
27% oppose
2% don’t know

Subsequent, authorities officers are discussing different methods to cope with local weather change. Please say should you favor or oppose the next plans to assist cut back greenhouse fuel emissions.

[rotate questions 38 and 39]

38. How about Governor Newsom’s government order banning the sale of all new gasoline-powered automobiles by 2035? Do you like or oppose this proposal?

48% favor
50% oppose
2% don’t know

39. How about Governor Newsom’s plan that will ban the issuance of recent hydraulic fracturing —or “fracking”—permits in California beginning in 2024? Do you like oppose this proposal?

59% favor
38% oppose
3% don’t know

40. Subsequent, do you like or oppose the California state authorities making its personal insurance policies, separate from the federal authorities, to deal with the problem of local weather change?

66% favor
32% oppose
2% don’t know

41. Relating to efforts to combat local weather change, how vital is it to you that California acts as a frontrunner all over the world?

41% essential
30% considerably vital
14% not too vital
15% not vital in any respect
1% don’t know

42. Subsequent, do you suppose that California doing issues to cut back local weather change sooner or later would trigger there to be extra jobs for individuals across the state, would trigger there to be fewer jobs, or wouldn’t have an effect on the variety of jobs for individuals across the state?

40% extra jobs
26% fewer jobs
32% wouldn’t have an effect on the variety of jobs
3% don’t know

43. So as to assist cut back local weather change, would you be keen or not keen to pay extra for electrical energy if it have been generated by renewable sources like photo voltaic or wind power?

44% keen
55% not keen
1% don’t know

On one other matter,

44. Would you say that you’ve or haven’t severely thought of getting an electrical automobile the following time you purchase or lease a automobile, or do you have already got one?

49% have thought of
45% haven’t thought of
6% have already got one
– don’t know

Altering subjects,

45. Do you suppose that ocean and seashore air pollution alongside the California coast is an enormous drawback, considerably of an issue, or not an issue in California at present?

40% massive drawback
49% considerably of an issue
10% not an issue
1% don’t know

Following is a listing of some particular issues that some individuals say have an effect on our ocean and marine life in California at present. After every, please point out whether or not you suppose it’s a massive drawback, considerably of an issue, or not an issue within the a part of the California coast that’s closest to you.

[rotate questions 46 and 47]

46. How about plastics and marine particles? Do you suppose it is a massive drawback, considerably of an issue, or not an issue within the a part of the California coast that’s closest to you?

58% massive drawback
37% considerably of an issue
5% not an issue
– don’t know

47. How about restricted public entry to the coast and seashores? Do you suppose it is a massive drawback, considerably of an issue, or not an issue within the a part of the California coast that’s closest to you?

17% massive drawback
45% considerably of an issue
37% not an issue
1% don’t know

48. Subsequent, how vital is the situation of oceans and seashores to the economic system and high quality of life for California’s future?

58% essential
33% considerably vital
6% not too vital
1% by no means vital
1% don’t know

Subsequent, please say should you favor or oppose the next proposals.

[rotate questions 49 to 52]

49. How about permitting extra oil drilling off the California coast? Do you like or oppose this proposal?

32% favor
67% oppose
1% don’t know

50. How about permitting wind energy and wave power tasks off the California coast? Do you like or oppose this proposal?

81% favor
17% oppose
2% don’t know

51. How about increasing hydraulic fracturing, typically referred to as “fracking,” for oil and pure fuel? Do you like or oppose this proposal?

34% favor
63% oppose
3% don’t know

52. How about constructing desalination crops on the California coast? Do you like or oppose this proposal?

72% favor
23% oppose
4% don’t know

On one other matter,

53. Do you approve or disapprove of the best way that President Biden is dealing with environmental points in the USA?

49% approve
48% disapprove
3% don’t know

54. Do you approve or disapprove of the best way the US Congress is dealing with environmental points in the USA?

25% approve
71% disapprove
4% don’t know

55. How a lot of the time are you able to belief the federal authorities to do what is correct on the subject of dealing with environmental points in the USA?

5% nearly all the time
24% more often than not
69% solely a few of the time
1% don’t know

56. Proper now, which ONE of the next do you suppose needs to be the extra vital precedence for addressing America’s power provide: [rotate] growing various power sources similar to wind, photo voltaic, and hydrogen expertise OR increasing exploration and manufacturing of oil, coal, and pure fuel?

74% growing various power sources
24% increasing exploration and manufacturing
2% don’t know

57. Total, would you like or oppose the US increasing pure fuel manufacturing to export massive quantities of fuel to European nations?

35% favor
60% oppose
5% don’t know

58. As you could know, the Biden Administration has set a purpose to grow to be carbon impartial by 2050, that means the nation would launch no extra carbon dioxide into the environment than it removes. Do you like or oppose the US taking steps to grow to be carbon impartial by 2050?

74% favor
23% oppose
3% don’t know

Altering subjects,

59. How massive of an issue is racism within the US at present? Is it an enormous drawback, considerably of an issue, small drawback, or not an issue in any respect?

48% massive drawback
34% considerably of an issue
12% small drawback
5% not an issue in any respect
– don’t know

60. Interested by your individual expertise, have you ever ever skilled discrimination or been handled unfairly due to your race or ethnicity? (If sure, ask: “would you say frequently or sometimes?”)

5% sure, frequently
33% sure, sometimes
62% no
– don’t know

61. Usually, do you suppose the legal justice system in the USA is biased towards African Individuals, or do you suppose the legal justice system treats individuals equally no matter race?

60% legal justice system in the USA is biased towards African Individuals
39% legal justice system treats individuals equally no matter race
1% don’t know

Altering subjects,

62. How involved are you about the specter of a mass capturing within the space the place you reside? Are you very involved, considerably involved, not very involved, or not involved in any respect?

29% very involved
42% considerably involved
21% not very involved
8% not involved in any respect
– don’t know

63. Usually, do you suppose legal guidelines masking the sale of weapons needs to be extra strict, much less strict, or saved as they’re now? [rotate options 1 and 2, keep 3 last]

73% extra strict
10% much less strict
17% saved as they’re now
1% don’t know

On one other matter,

64. As you could know, the US Supreme Courtroom has ended the constitutional proper to abortion by overturning Roe v. Wade. Do you approve or disapprove of the Courtroom overturning Roe v. Wade?

30% approve
68% disapprove
2% don’t know

65. Just lately, the California legislature positioned a constitutional modification for voter approval on the November poll that will prohibit the state from denying or interfering with a person’s reproductive freedom, together with their proper to decide on to have an abortion and their proper to decide on or refuse contraceptives. Do you like or oppose this constitutional modification on abortion rights?

68% favor
29% oppose
2% don’t know

Altering subjects,

[rotate questions 66 and 67]

66. Do you might have a [rotate] favorable or an unfavorable impression of the Democratic Occasion?

48% favorable
49% unfavorable
3% don’t know

67. Do you might have a [rotate] favorable or an unfavorable impression of the Republican Occasion?

28% favorable
70% unfavorable
2% don’t know

On one other matter, California makes use of the direct initiative course of, which permits voters to bypass the legislature and have points placed on the poll—as state propositions—for voter approval or rejection.

[likely voters only] Usually, do you suppose it’s a good factor or a nasty factor {that a} majority of voters could make legal guidelines and alter public insurance policies about environmental points by passing initiatives?

71% good factor
26% dangerous factor
3% don’t know

69. [likely voters only] Proposition 20 is the 1972 poll measure handed by voters that established the California Coastal Fee and regional commissions to plan and regulate the usage of land and water in California’s coastal zone. Total, do you’re feeling that passing Proposition 20 turned out to be largely a very good factor for California or largely a nasty factor?

75% largely a very good factor
19% largely a nasty factor
1% blended (volunteered)
5% don’t know

[rotate questions 70 and 71]

70. [likely voters only] In response to a citizen’s initiative eligible for the November poll, the legislature handed and the governor signed into legislation a invoice that requires state laws to cut back plastic waste, tax producers of single-use plastics, and fund recycling tasks. Do you like or oppose this effort to cut back plastic waste?

83% favor
15% oppose
2% don’t know

71. [likely voters only] A residents’ initiative on the November poll gives funding for packages to cut back greenhouse fuel emissions by rising the tax on private revenue over $2 million with the extra income used to assist zero emission automobile packages and wildfire-related actions. Do you like or oppose this initiative to cut back greenhouse fuel emissions?

63% favor
35% oppose
2% don’t know

[rotate questions 72 and 73]

72. [likely voters only] Total, on the subject of environmental points, total how a lot would you say that the initiative course of in California at present is managed by particular pursuits—lots, some, or by no means?

46% lots
50% some
2% by no means
2% don’t know

73. [likely voters only] Total, on the subject of environmental points, total how a lot would you say that the legislative course of in California at present is managed by particular pursuits—lots, some, or by no means?

47% lots
47% some
3% by no means
3% don’t know

74. Subsequent, would you think about your self to be politically: [read list, rotate order top to bottom]

11% very liberal
20% considerably liberal
41% middle-of-the-road
18% considerably conservative
9% very conservative
1% don’t know

75. Typically talking, how a lot curiosity would you say you might have in politics—an amazing deal, a good quantity, solely somewhat, or none?

15% nice deal
36% truthful quantity
36% solely somewhat
13% none
– don’t know

[d1–d15 demographic questions]