最近，美国年轻人对环境的担忧激增，这表明越来越多的共和党人表示，他们担心人类行为和人为污染正在破坏地球。
唐纳德·特朗普总统周一在七国集团峰会上向记者宣称自己是“环保主义者”，但他很快表示，他不能为了应对气候变化而牺牲就业和经济。本周发布的一项新的全球对环境态度调查显示，67%，三分之二的年轻共和党选民担心人类对环境的破坏。总部位于阿姆斯特丹的全球民调数据显示，18至34岁的共和党支持者中有18%的人表示害怕气候变化的影响。
这调查2014年至2019年间，来自20个国家的189，996名受访者发现，今天大多数美国共和党选民(58%)表示，他们担心人类对地球造成的破坏。
2014年至2019年，共和党人对人为污染、温室气体及其对环境影响的担忧上升幅度最大。在过去的五年里，美国表达对气候变化担忧的人从61%增加到69%。全球范围的调查还显示，美国共和党人报告说，他们试图“生态自觉地生活”
大约17%的共和党人明确表示他们不担心气候变化的影响。这个数字下降到18至34岁的年轻共和党人的11%。
调查数据公布之际，特朗普政府周四提议取消对甲烷气体的限制。甲烷气体是天然气的主要成分，科学家认为甲烷气体是仅次于二氧化碳的第二大气候变化因素。相应的到纽约时报,环境保护局计划取消联邦技术要求，以修复和监控管道或其他能源设施的甲烷泄漏。
共和党人对环境的担忧随着美国整体趋势而加剧，美国认为保护环境应该被放在优先地位的人稳步增加，甚至冒着抑制经济增长的风险。盖洛普数据显示65%的美国人认为环境应该优先于经济，尽管数据没有说明通过“绿色”能源可能带来的就业和经济增长。
周一，特朗普在法国举行的七国集团(G7)峰会上告诉记者，就业和经济必须开创先例，此前他吹嘘道，“我对环境的了解比大多数人都多”。
“我想要干净的空气。我想要干净的水。我想要一个富裕的国家。我想要一个有工作、有养老金、有很多东西的壮观的国家。这就是我们得到的，”特朗普说。
“同时，这对我很重要...特朗普继续说道:“我们必须维护这个我们都建造过的不可思议的地方。美国已经“成为一个更加富裕的国家”。这是好事，不是坏事。因为财富让我们能够照顾他人。”
今年早些时候，俄勒冈州共和党议员实际上逃离了这个州以避免气候变化法案的投票。
A英国民意测验上个月发布的报告发现，英国居民更关心保护环境，而不是经济适用房或恐怖主义。
2019年7月23日，美国总统唐纳德·特朗普的支持者在DC华盛顿举行的美国青少年学生行动峰会转折点上等待他的到来。
TWO-THIRDS OF YOUNG REPUBLICANS FEAR FOR ENVIRONMENT AMID LARGE SURGE IN GOP CLIMATE CHANGE CONCERN: POLL
Arecent surge in environmental concern among young Americans shows a growing number of Republicans who say they're worried human behavior and man-made pollution are damaging planet Earth.
President Donald Trump declared himself an "environmentalist" to reporters at the G7 summit Monday, but he quickly said he could not afford to sacrifice jobs and the economy in order to fight climate change. A new survey of global attitudes toward the environment released this week shows 67 percent, two-thirds, of young Republican voters are worried about human damage to the environment. The Amsterdam-based Glocalities polling data reveals an 18 percent spike in 18 to 34-year-old GOP supporters who say they fear the effects of climate change.
The survey of 189,996 respondents from 20 countries between 2014 and 2019 found that a majority of U.S. Republican Party voters today, 58 percent, say they are concerned about human-caused damage to the planet.
The 2014 to 2019 rise in concerns about man-made pollution, greenhouse gases and their effect on the environment is most sizable among Republicans. The U.S. overall has seen an 8 percent increase from 61 to 69 percent over the past five years in people expressing climate change worries. The Glocalities survey also showed a 10 percentage increase among U.S. Republicans who reported trying "to live eco-consciously."
About 17 percent of Republicans explicitly said they have no worries about the effects of climate change. That number is reduced to just 11 percent of young Republicans between the ages of 18 and 34 years old.
The release of the survey data comes as the Trump administration on Thursday proposed reversing restrictions on methane gas, the main component of natural gas, which scientists consider the second most significant contributor to climate change behind carbon dioxide. According to The New York Times, the Environmental Protection Agency plans to eliminate federal tech requirements to repair and monitor methane leaks at pipeline or other energy facilities.
The surge in Republican concern over the environment follows overall U.S. trends, which have seen steady increases in people who say protection of the environment should be given priority -- even at the risk of curbing economic growth. Gallup data shows 65 percent of Americans agree the environment deserves priority over the economy, although the data does not account for jobs and economic growth possible through "green" energy.
On Monday, Trump bragged "I know more about the environment than most people," before telling reporters at the G7 summit in France that jobs and the economy must take precedent.
"I want clean air. I want clean water. I want a wealthy country. I want a spectacular country with jobs, with pensions, with so many things. And that's what we're getting," Trump said.
"At the same time, it's very important to me ... we have to maintain this incredible place that we've all built," Trump continued. The U.S. has "become a much richer country. And that's a good thing, not a bad thing. Because that wealth allows us to take care of people."
Earlier this year, Oregon Republican state lawmakers literally fled the state in order to avoid a vote on a climate change bill.
A United Kingdom poll released last month found that British residents are more concerned about protecting the environment than they are about affordable housing or terrorism.
Supporters of US President Donald Trump wait for him to arrive to address the Turning Point USAs Teen Student Action Summit in Washington, DC, on July 23, 2019.
