American Support for EVs, Solar and Wind Energy Wanes, Pew Says
- Republicans see greatest drop in renewables support in survey
- Electric vehicles also face limited interest among Americans
Workers install solar panels on the rooftop of a home in Poway, California, in December 2023.
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American support for renewable energy and electric vehicles is fading with Republicans leading the decline, deepening a partisan divide on clean energy initiatives ahead of November’s US election, according to Pew Research Center.
Support for more solar farms has fallen from 90% four years ago to 78% as of May, while interest in expanding wind farms has fallen from 83% to 72% in that period, the Washington-based group said Thursday in its latest report. The decline was particularly pronounced among Republicans, with one in five fewer showing support for those renewable energy sources than in May 2020.