Climate Task Force

The U.S. Climate Task Force (CTF) and Future 500 recently released a new survey conducted by Hart Research, which demonstrates that a straightforward tax on carbon is the favorite policy option for addressing climate change among American voters.

The study, which was commissioned and paid for by Future 500, polled over 1,000 registered voters across the country and offers the first insight into the U.S. public’s opinion of cap and trade as well as other policy options, like a carbon tax.  The result:

These findings show that it’s politically feasible for Congress to pass an effective and sustainable national emissions policy; lawmakers just need to pick the right one.

The following resources provide additional background on this groundbreaking survey:

• Read a brief overview of the survey results from Hart Research.

• View a PowerPoint of the survey’s key findings.

• Explore a more in depth analysis of the survey results here.