Where climate agreement still holds
Core finding
Adults broadly support nature-based climate solutions, while support is more divided for a renewable-electricity requirement.
Roughly 83% support planting trees and restoring wetlands to absorb carbon emissions. About 51% support requiring utilities to produce all electricity from renewable sources by 2050.
Nature-based climate solutions draw broad support
About 83% of adults support nature-based solutions such as planting more trees and restoring wetlands to absorb carbon emissions.
This includes 53% who strongly support these solutions and 30% who somewhat support them. Roughly 3% oppose them.
Stacked breakdown
83% support nature-based climate solutions.
n = 1,000 · Mar 6–16, 2026 · MoE ±3.5%
Climate concern is present in the background
Climate is personally important to many adults. Roughly 75% say climate change is at least somewhat important to them, including 49% who say it is extremely or very important.
Worry is also common. About 64% say they are very or somewhat worried about climate change, while 36% say they are not very worried or not at all worried.
Support is narrower for a renewable-electricity requirement
Support is more divided when the policy asks utilities to produce all electricity from renewable sources by 2050.
About 51% support that requirement, including 26% who strongly support it and 25% who somewhat support it. Roughly 24% oppose it, and 25% neither support nor oppose it.
Topline
51% support a 100% renewable-electricity requirement by 2050.
n = 1,000 · Mar 6–16, 2026 · MoE ±3.5%
Methodology
Full 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 | Mar 6–16, 2026 |
| Base (unweighted) | 1,000 |
| Margin of error | ±3.5% |
| Module | Module 3: Elections, Civic Life, & the Environment |
| Sponsor | Verasight |
| Weight variable | weight |
| Weighting targets | age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status |
Sources
- reports.verasight.io/r/omnibus-2026-044
How much do you support or oppose nature-based solutions?
- reports.verasight.io/r/omnibus-2026-044
How important is the issue of climate change to you personally?
- reports.verasight.io/r/omnibus-2026-044
How worried are you about climate change?
- reports.verasight.io/r/omnibus-2026-044
How much do you support or oppose your state requiring electric utilities in the state to produce 100% of their electricity from renewable energy sources (such as wind and solar) by 2050?
Cite this topic
Verasight Client Omnibus Survey #2026-044, fielded March 6-16, 2026, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.5%.