Support or opposition to US withdrawal from, or rejoining of, the Paris Climate Agreement; the direction of the wording differs between items (withdraw in 2018 and 2020, rejoin in 2022), so the series should be read with the reversal in mind.
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Latest: 60% answered “Favor US participation in Paris Agreement” in CES: Support for rejoining the Paris Climate Agreement, 2022.
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| Line | Question | Match | How answers map |
|---|---|---|---|
| CES: Withdrawing from the Paris Climate Agreement | Withdrawing from the Paris Climate Agreement President Trump has issued many orders over the first year of his presidency. Do you support or oppose each of the following decisions? [Withdraw the United States from the Paris Climate Agreement.] Caveat: Withdraw wording, so codes are reversed. Framed as a Trump decision, which may add partisan cueing. | equivalent | Support → Oppose US participation in Paris Agreement; Oppose → Favor US participation in Paris Agreement |
| CES: Withdraw the U.S. from the Paris Climate Agreement | Withdraw the U.S. from the Paris Climate Agreement For each of the following tell us whether you support or oppose these decisions. [Withdraw the United States from the Paris Climate Agreement.] Caveat: Withdraw wording, so codes are reversed. No explicit Trump attribution. | equivalent | Support → Oppose US participation in Paris Agreement; Oppose → Favor US participation in Paris Agreement |
| CES: Support for rejoining the Paris Climate Agreement | Support for rejoining the Paris Climate Agreement For each of the following tell us whether you support or oppose these decisions. [The United States re-joins the Paris Climate Agreement] Caveat: Rejoin wording, the opposite direction from 2018 and 2020. Support now means favoring participation, and the status quo differs. | similar | Support → Favor US participation in Paris Agreement; Oppose → Oppose US participation in Paris Agreement |