President Obama is getting no credit for his sweeping climate change plans, the focus of his second Inaugural Address.
In fact, in a new poll the public grades his climate change efforts even lower than his overall job approval and efforts to improve the environment.
The latest Economist/YouGov poll finds that just 36 percent approve of Obama’s job on climate change.
That is worse than the 45 percent who approve of his environmental efforts and his overall job as president.
“The public’s judgment of President Obama on the issue of climate change is negative,” said the poll analysis.
“He fares somewhat better when Americans are asked about his handling of the environment in general — 45 percent approve of his performance there, higher than his approval rating on issues like the economy and immigration, and about the same as his approval rating overall,” it said.
The results were in a poll that found most Americans believing that the U.S. has a big role in helping poor countries fight climate change.
Paul Bedard, the Washington Examiner’s “Washington Secrets” columnist, can be contacted at [email protected].
