Most Americans believe climate change is a concept imposed by those in power. According to a Rasmussen Reports survey, six out of ten Americans (60%) agree with this view, including 47% who "strongly agree."
The poll was conducted after Vivek Ramaswamy, candidate for the 2024 Republican primary, pointed out that climate change has nothing to do with the climate, but is a doctrine that some powerful individuals are trying to impose. "It's about power, control, dominance and apologizing for America's own success," he said in an interview on Fox News' Sunday Morning Futures:
I mean, you think about actually handing $40 billion-plus to Ukraine with one hand at the same time that Biden was lobbying actually the EU from its Russian oil import ban. The reason is because we've shot our own fossil fuel industry in the foot, and it is because of this climate religion, but the dirty little secret, Maria, that not a lot of people know is the climate religion actually has nothing to do with the climate. It is all about power, control, dominion and apologizing for America's own success. And the reason why is that this religion looks the other way when PetroChina picks up the projects that American companies drop. Last time I checked, it was global climate change, and also it's hostile to nuclear energy, which is truly bizarre because that's the best form of carbon-free energy production known to mankind. The problem for them is that nuclear energy might be too good at solving their alleged problem.
On the other hand, 35% of respondents said they disagree with Ramaswamy and believe that climate change is not about the powerful being in control. Twenty-five percent totally rejected the Republican candidate's claims.
