Support or opposition to repealing the Clean Power Plan power plant emission rules, asked in CES 2018 and 2020.
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Latest: 42% answered “Support” in CES: Repealing the Clean Power Plan rules, 2020.
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| Line | Question | Match | How answers map |
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| CES: Repealing the Clean Power Plan rules | Repealing the Clean Power Plan rules President Trump has issued many orders over the first two years of his presidency. For each of the following tell us whether you support or oppose the order in principle. [Repeal the Clean Power Plant Rules, which calls for power plants to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 32 percent by 2030.] Caveat: 2018 wording is truncated and includes a description of the rule; framed as a policy proposal | equivalent | Support → Support; Oppose → Oppose |
| CES: Repealing the Clean Power Plan rules | Repealing the Clean Power Plan rules For each of the following tell us whether you support or oppose these decisions. [Repeal the Clean Power Plant Rules (the Clean Power Plant rules would require power plants to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 32 percent by 2030).] Caveat: 2020 asks about support for 'decisions' already made (repeal), in a battery; wording differs slightly | equivalent | Support → Support; Oppose → Oppose |