America in One Room: Climate and Energy
In September 2021,

VIDEO
America in One Room: Climate and Energy
EVENTS
WEBINAR America in Once Room Climate and Energy: Discussion Results from a National Deliberative Poll. REGISTER HERE
HARVARD WEBINAR DISCUSSING RESULTS Video recording is available here.
Solutions for our planet: In search of common ground on climate and energy policy! This event would take you through the results of the groundbreaking Deliberative Poll, America in One Room: Climate and Energy.
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PRESS
- Center for Deliberative Democracy focuses on climate change The Stanford Daily 8/2021
- What happens when you put 926 random Americans in a room and tell them to solve the climate crisis FAST COMPANY 10/2021 PDF
- What American’s Really Think About Climate Change – The America In One Room Survey Forbes 10/2021 PDF
- The Problem with Climate Change: Communication Newsweek 10/2021 PDF
- Deliberative Approach To Energy and Climate Challenges Shows How To Bring Americans Together CAFWD 10/2021 PDF
- Fox Weather Does Not Deny Climate Change. It just ignores it TNR 10/2021 PDF
- Watch: Sens. Jeanne Shaheen and Lindsey Graham discuss bipartisanship at Harvard climate change policy forum Boston.com 10/21 PDF
- Is the Climate Crisis Just Too Hot for US to Handle? American Purpose 11/2021 PDF
- Friday’s COP26 theme is youth and public empowerment. Here’s what you need to know. Washington Post 11/2021 PDF
- The American Climate Consensus. Project Syndicate 12/2021 PDF
- Political Polarization Over Climate Change Isn’t Bad As Bad As You Think Triple Pundit 12/2021 PDF
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
DETAILED RESULTS
- Participants Overall Issues Scale
- Participants by Party ID with Leaners Issues Scale
- Participants v Control Demographic Representativeness
- Participants for California and Texas Issues Scale
- Participants Knowledge Gains
- Event Evaluations
- Comparison and Treatment and Control: Difference in Difference Analyses
- NORC-AmeriSpeak Report
INFOGRAPHICS
DATA VISUALIZATION VIA TABLEAU This displays some of the results of the America in One Room: Climate and Energy.
OVERALL PARTICIPANTS RESPONSES
PARTICIPANT RESPONSES BY PARTY AFFILIATION
PARTICIPANT RESPONSES IN CALIFORNIA vs. TEXAS
PARTICIPANT RESPONSES BY STATE
ENGLISH VERSION
In September 2021,

VIDEO
America in One Room: Climate and Energy
EVENTS
WEBINAR America in Once Room Climate and Energy: Discussion Results from a National Deliberative Poll. REGISTER HERE
HARVARD WEBINAR DISCUSSING RESULTS Video recording is available here.
Solutions for our planet: In search of common ground on climate and energy policy! This event would take you through the results of the groundbreaking Deliberative Poll, America in One Room: Climate and Energy.
JOIN OUR MAILING LIST
Sign up to receive updates of this project and upcoming projects.
PRESS
- Center for Deliberative Democracy focuses on climate change The Stanford Daily 8/2021
- What happens when you put 926 random Americans in a room and tell them to solve the climate crisis FAST COMPANY 10/2021 PDF
- What American’s Really Think About Climate Change – The America In One Room Survey Forbes 10/2021 PDF
- The Problem with Climate Change: Communication Newsweek 10/2021 PDF
- Deliberative Approach To Energy and Climate Challenges Shows How To Bring Americans Together CAFWD 10/2021 PDF
- Fox Weather Does Not Deny Climate Change. It just ignores it TNR 10/2021 PDF
- Watch: Sens. Jeanne Shaheen and Lindsey Graham discuss bipartisanship at Harvard climate change policy forum Boston.com 10/21 PDF
- Is the Climate Crisis Just Too Hot for US to Handle? American Purpose 11/2021 PDF
- Friday’s COP26 theme is youth and public empowerment. Here’s what you need to know. Washington Post 11/2021 PDF
- The American Climate Consensus. Project Syndicate 12/2021 PDF
- Political Polarization Over Climate Change Isn’t Bad As Bad As You Think Triple Pundit 12/2021 PDF
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
DETAILED RESULTS
- Participants Overall Issues Scale
- Participants by Party ID with Leaners Issues Scale
- Participants v Control Demographic Representativeness
- Participants for California and Texas Issues Scale
- Participants Knowledge Gains
- Event Evaluations
- Comparison and Treatment and Control: Difference in Difference Analyses
- NORC-AmeriSpeak Report
INFOGRAPHICS
DATA VISUALIZATION VIA TABLEAU This displays some of the results of the America in One Room: Climate and Energy.
OVERALL PARTICIPANTS RESPONSES
PARTICIPANT RESPONSES BY PARTY AFFILIATION
PARTICIPANT RESPONSES IN CALIFORNIA vs. TEXAS
PARTICIPANT RESPONSES BY STATE
ENGLISH VERSION
In September 2021,
Harvard webinar discussing results.
VIDEO RECORDING IS AVAILABLE HERE.
Climate change is an intensely polarizing issue. It doesn’t have to be.
In the lead-up to the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26), a representative sample of 962 Americans gathered last month to consider climate and energy policy proposals from across the political spectrum.
Convened by Stanford’s Center for Deliberative Democracy and the global problem-solving organization Helena, and recruited by NORC at the University of Chicago, this unprecedented group bridged partisan divides through a process called Deliberative Polling. Over the course of several weeks, participants read the best arguments from all sides, questioned experts, and engaged in thoughtful, moderated discussion via an interactive virtual platform.
Polling before and after the event found that the deliberations yielded strong, bipartisan alignment on policies to address climate change. The key question now: Will it make a difference in D.C.?
This event will take you through the results of the groundbreaking Deliberative Poll, America in One Room: Climate and Energy.
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), both members of the bipartisan Senate Climate Solutions Caucus, will then join us to talk about the political dynamics of this globally consequential debate—and how the findings could shape Congressional action. Their discussion will be moderated by Russell Gold, energy editor of Texas Monthly and longtime senior reporter covering climate and energy for the Wall Street Journal.
PARTICIPANTS:
Introduction
Michelle A. Williams, Dean of the Faculty, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; Angelopoulos Professor in Public Health and International Development, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Harvard Kennedy School
Political Panel
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R- S.C.), member of the Senate Climate Solutions Caucus
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), member of the Senate Climate Solutions Caucus
Moderated by Russell Gold, Energy Editor, Texas Monthly, longtime senior reporter covering climate and energy for the Wall Street Journal
Deliberative Poll Results
James S. Fishkin, Director, Stanford Center for Deliberative Democracy; Janet M. Peck Chair in International Communications, Stanford University
Larry Diamond, Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution; Senior Fellow, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and Bass University Fellow, Undergraduate Education, Stanford University
Henry Elkus, Founder and CEO, Helena
In addition to Helena, Stanford and NORC, “America in One Room: Climate and Energy” was supported by California Forward, The Greater Houston Partnership, The Center for Houston’s Future, and In This Together.