This article analyzes patterns and trends in U.S public opinion about energy policy to understand which types of policy approaches Americans support and the individual-level determinants that are associated with those preferences. Specifically, we study data from three long-running surveys series—the National Surveys on Energy and Environment, the Climate Change in the American Mind survey and the Gallup Poll Social Series—which collectively provide a vast array of questions on energy policy, ranging from limits on extraction to promotion of clean energy to restrictions on fossil fuel use to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Our analysis finds strong and temporally stable support for policies that promote renewable energy technologies, as well as policies that prioritize environmental protection over energy extraction. We additionally find that partisanship is the most important determinant of Americans’ energy policy preferences and that there is an increasing divide between Dem...

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能源政策和公众舆论：模式，趋势和未来方向

本文分析了美国公众对能源政策的看法和趋势，以了解美国人支持哪种政策方式以及与这些偏好相关的个人层面决定因素。具体来说，我们研究了三个长期运行的调查数据：国家能源与环境调查，美国思想中的气候变化调查和盖洛普民意测验社会系列，这些数据共同提供了有关能源政策的广泛问题，范围从限制开采以促进清洁能源的发展，限制使用化石燃料以减少温室气体排放。我们的分析发现，对于促进可再生能源技术的政策以及将环境保护优先于能源开采的政策，它们在时间上有强大的支持。