Memo: Voters Want to Cancel Fossil Fuels

By Danielle Deiseroth, Julian Brave NoiseCat, Marcela Mulholland, and Jamie Henn

Executive Summary

  • By an overwhelming margin, voters agree that minimizing our reliance on fossil fuels will create millions of new jobs in the clean energy economy

  • Overall, 44 percent of voters would be more likely to vote for a candidate that refuses fossil fuel money

  • Voters oppose fossil fuel industry lobbyists or representatives working in the executive branch by a 22-point margin

  • A majority of voters support policies that promote clean energy job growth and regulate the fossil fuel industry

  • Voters agree that the fossil fuel industry has a net negative impact on communities of color by an 11-point margin, and voters support a range of executive actions on environmental justice 

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