# Four in ten back government help for industry to cut emissions

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## Reading

Four-in-ten Americans (40%) back government financial help for industry to cut emissions, even at the expense of other climate spending, according to a Verasight survey conducted Oct. 1-11, 2024. That support includes 12% who strongly agree.

A slightly larger group (41%) takes no side, while about one-in-five (19%) disagree.

## Topline

To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement? Decarbonizing production, that is eliminating greenhouse gas emissions, is challenging for many businesses. Therefore government should provide financial assistance to help industry decarbonize, even if at the expense of other climate spending objectives.

Four in ten back government help for industry to cut emissions.

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.

- Neither Agree nor Disagree: 40.6%
- Somewhat Agree: 28.9%
- Strongly Agree: 11.5%
- Somewhat Disagree: 10.4%
- Strongly Disagree: 8.6%

## Methodology

- Mode: Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
- Population: US adults age 18+
- Field dates: 2024-10-01 → 2024-10-11
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.4%
- Module: media_fin
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

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## Citation

Verasight APSA Omnibus Survey #2024-103, fielded October 1-11, 2024, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.4%.

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