"After Paris Accord, Most U.S. Republicans Back Action on Climate"

"A majority of U.S. Republicans who had heard of the international climate deal in Paris said they support working with other countries to curb global warming and were willing to take steps to do so, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll on Tuesday.

The desire for action is notable for an issue that has barely made a ripple on the campaign trail among 2016 Republican presidential candidates. Few of the Republican White House contenders have said much at all about the United Nations summit in Paris this month, though Democratic candidates, such as Hillary Clinton, have welcomed it.

More than half, or 58 percent, of Republicans surveyed said they approved of U.S. efforts to work with other nations to limit global warming, the poll showed. Forty percent said they would support a presidential candidate who did so."

Megan Cassella reports for Reuters December 23, 2015.

SEE ALSO:

"It’s Official: None Of The Remaining Major GOP Candidates Accept Climate Science" (Climate Progress)

"Cruz Says He Would Withdraw U.S. From Paris Climate Accord If Elected" (Washington Post)

"Meet the House Science Chairman Who’S Trying To Put Global Warming Research on Ice" (Washington Post)

Source: Reuters, 12/23/2015