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.
Foreign Policy By Canadians – La politique étrangère selon le peuple Canadien
Press
Canada needs to reimagine a foreign policy for a leaderless world The Globe and Mail 8/2021
English
Français

More than ever before, our lives as Canadians are shaped by what happens outside Canada: from the food on our tables, to the jobs we may hold, to the technology that connects us to our loved ones and that keeps us informed. And now, with a pandemic turning our lives upside down, our very health is influenced by international affairs. In a democracy, citizens must have a say in the decisions that affect their lives. Increasingly, decisions that affect our lives are impacted by developments and decisions beyond our borders. The lives of everyday Canadians are shaped by the way Canada engages in the world. At the same time that our interdependence with other countries has grown, the world has become a more divided place. The past few years have seen an increase in competition between countries, as the alliances and institutions that unite us grow weaker. Just as we now rely more on decisions made at the international level to Instill some stability in our lives, those decisions have become more and more difficult to make. How should Canada work with other countries to improve our lives? You, like all citizens, have an essential role to play in answering this question. Foreign policy shapes your life. This exercise is an opportunity to learn what Canada’s foreign policy
America in One Room: Climate and Energy
A short video summary of the America in One Room: Climate and Energy project.
EVENTS
A short video summary of the America in One Room: Climate and Energy project. STANFORD WEBINAR America in Once Room Climate and Energy: Discussion Results from a National Deliberative Poll.
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 of Treatment and Control Group: Difference in Difference Analyses
- NORC-AmeriSpeak Report
INFOGRAPHICS
OVERALL PARTICIPANT RESPONSES
PARTICIPANT RESPONSES BY PARTY AFFILIATION
PARTICIPANT RESPONSES IN CALIFORNIA vs. TEXAS
PARTICIPANT RESPONSES BY STATE
ENGLISH
Deliberation in Schools: Shaping Our Future
38 postsecondary institutions announced plans to hold a two-day, online event bringing together 1,500 young people from across the United States for moderated discussions on some of the most pressing issues facing the nation.
Deliberation in Schools: Deliberation on Economic and Political Inequality
The students deliberated in depth on specific policy proposals designed to reduce economic inequality, which included Universal Basic Income, Baby Bonds, more progressive tax structures, and capping executive pay.
Foreign Policy By Canadians – La politique étrangère selon le peuple Canadien
English
Français

More than ever before, our lives as Canadians are shaped by what happens outside Canada: from the food on our tables, to the jobs we may hold, to the technology that connects us to our loved ones and that keeps us informed. And now, with a pandemic turning our lives upside down, our very health is influenced by international affairs. In a democracy, citizens must have a say in the decisions that affect their lives. Increasingly, decisions that affect our lives are impacted by developments and decisions beyond our borders. The lives of everyday Canadians are shaped by the way Canada engages in the world. At the same time that our interdependence with other countries has grown, the world has become a more divided place. The past few years have seen an increase in competition between countries, as the alliances and institutions that unite us grow weaker. Just as we now rely more on decisions made at the international level to Instill some stability in our lives, those decisions have become more and more difficult to make. How should Canada work with other countries to improve our lives? You, like all citizens, have an essential role to play in answering this question. Foreign policy shapes your life. This exercise is an opportunity to learn what Canada’s foreign policy should be, in the view of the people most affected – Canadians themselves.
Deliberative Polling to Inform the Design of the New School on Planetary Sustainability
CDD assisted the university administration in conducting a Deliberative Poll of Stanford faculty on proposals affecting the design of the university’s new school on climate and sustainability.
Deliberation in Schools: Baltimore High Schools in One Room
Are you interested in meaningful, open dialogue about pressing issues facing our country? Do you want to be a more well-informed citizen and (future) voter? If so, we invite you to join with hundreds of high school students from across the Baltimore region for a two-day deliberation on some of the most important issues shaping the 2020 election.
Deliberative Poll on South Korea’s Future
The National Assembly Futures Institute (NAFI) recently conducted a deliberative poll with 502 South Korean adults on “preferences for the future.”