# Where climate agreement still holds

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Published: 2026-04-29

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Roughly 83% support planting trees and restoring wetlands to absorb carbon emissions, compared with 51% who support a 100% renewable-electricity requirement.

## Overview: Where the climate agreement still holds

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.

## 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.

## Supporting evidence

### 83% support nature-based climate solutions.

Question: Nature-based solutions?

Note: This is the clearest consensus signal in the climate section. Nature-based solutions draw broad support across partisan groups.

Topline:

- Strongly support: 52.7%
- Somewhat support: 30.3%
- Neither support nor oppose: 14.1%
- Strongly oppose: 1.7%
- Somewhat oppose: 1.2%

### 51% support a 100% renewable-electricity requirement by 2050.

Question: 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?

Note: Provides contrast. Support becomes more mixed when the climate solution is framed as a harder policy mandate rather than a nature-based fix.

Topline:

- Strongly support: 26.0%
- Neither oppose nor support: 25.1%
- Somewhat support: 24.8%
- Strongly oppose: 14.3%
- Somewhat oppose: 9.8%

## 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: 2026-03-06 → 2026-03-16
- 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

- [How much do you support or oppose nature-based solutions?](https://reports.verasight.io/r/omnibus-2026-044#q-3-15): reports.verasight.io/r/omnibus-2026-044: This is the clearest consensus signal in the climate section. Nature-based solutions draw broad support across partisan groups.
- [How important is the issue of climate change to you personally?](https://reports.verasight.io/r/omnibus-2026-044#q-3-16): reports.verasight.io/r/omnibus-2026-044: Shows climate still carries real personal importance for a large share of the public.
- [How worried are you about climate change?](https://reports.verasight.io/r/omnibus-2026-044#q-3-17): reports.verasight.io/r/omnibus-2026-044: Adds the emotional backdrop. Climate concern is still widespread enough to sustain support for visible solutions.
- [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?](https://reports.verasight.io/r/omnibus-2026-044#q-3-29): reports.verasight.io/r/omnibus-2026-044: Provides contrast. Support becomes more mixed when the climate solution is framed as a harder policy mandate rather than a nature-based fix.

## Citation

Verasight Client Omnibus Survey #2026-044, fielded March 6-16, 2026, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.5%.

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/omnibus-2026-044#q-3-15](https://reports.verasight.io/r/omnibus-2026-044#q-3-15)