According to recent polling conducted by The Wall Street Journal, President Joe Biden’s climate agenda, which involves a spending of over $1 trillion, does not appear to be resonating with voters in key battleground states. The survey revealed that only 2% of registered voters considered climate change as the most important issue in the upcoming 2024 election. In contrast, 25% of respondents identified immigration as the top concern, while 22% prioritized the economy.

Despite the White House’s emphasis on Biden’s ambitious green agenda, which is touted as the most comprehensive in U.S. history in terms of climate, conservation, and environmental justice, it seems that voters in these states have different priorities. The Wall Street Journal’s poll involved 2,100 registered voters from Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin, which are considered crucial in determining Biden’s chances of securing a second term. The survey was conducted between March 17 and March 24 and has a margin of error of 2.1 percentage points.

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Goldman Sachs estimates that the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which is Biden’s main climate bill, could potentially incur subsidies for green energy amounting to approximately $1.2 trillion. In addition to the IRA, the administration has been actively spending and implementing regulations to promote the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) among Americans. They have also implemented stringent rules to transform the American power grid and rejoined the United Nations’ Paris Climate Accords, which former President Donald Trump had withdrawn from.

According to a poll conducted by the WSJ, the results seem to align with a similar poll conducted by MWR Strategies, which found that only 3% of swing state voters consider climate change as the most pressing issue facing America.

Although Biden’s climate agenda may not resonate strongly with voters, environmentalist groups have generally praised his policies on the matter. They tend to criticize him only when they perceive that he hasn’t gone far enough from a policy standpoint. As the election day approaches, major environmental groups, along with their substantial financial resources and activist voters, are expected to provide crucial support for Biden. At the time of this report, the Biden campaign has not yet responded to a request for comment.