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AP-NORC poll: Many in US doubt their own impact on climate

A June AP-NORC poll finds that about a third of U.S. adults say they are very or extremely worried about the effects of climate change on them personally, down from 44% in 2019. FILE - Climate scientists Kim Cobb, poses for a portrait at the Georgia Institute of Technology on Thursday, April 14, 2022, in Atlanta. Americans are less concerned now about how climate change might impact them personally — and about how their personal choices affect the climate than they were three years ago, according to a according to a June poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. While the climate crisis will require an “all of the above approach,” it’s “reasonable” that individuals don’t feel like they have the bandwidth to tackle climate action “on top of everything else,” Cobb said. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File) Diane Panicucci, of West Warwick, R.I., poses for a photograph in the yard of her home, Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022, in West Warwick. Panicucci believes climate change is happening and that it needs to be addressed. But for her, it's a lower priority compared with other issues, including inflation and food and drug costs. (AP Photo/Steven Senne) FILE - Employees of NY State Solar, a residential and commercial photovoltaic systems company, install an array of solar panels on a roof, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, in the Long Island hamlet of Massapequa, N.Y. Americans are less concerned now about how climate change might impact them personally — and about how their personal choices affect the climate than they were three years ago, according to a according to a June poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)