When asked to rate the importance of six solutions being considered by government leaders to solve global warming, 55 percent of survey respondents selected higher energy efficiency requirements for electronics and appliances and tax breaks for industries which invest in renewable energy. The greatest percentage, 61 percent, chose higher fuel efficiency standards.

The poll of 1,020 adults, taken Oct. 26-29, 2006, also found a majority of Americans (61 percent) believe it is "very to extremely" important for their government leaders to require higher fuel efficiency standards in automobiles, and 49 percent say it is that important for oil companies to be taxed for their contributions to global warming -- more than twice those who don't (21 percent) -- and 39 percent support a tax on gas guzzlers

"Americans are worried about their kids, the economy and even national security because it's linked to our dependence on foreign oil," said Kathleen Rogers, president of Earth Day Network, in a press release this week. "Our poll confirms that climate change is growing as a major concern for the average American and those who have made personal changes to address the problem are voting for candidates who actively address global warming, but it also shows that we have some more educating to do at every level -- all the way up to Capitol Hill."

The national public opinion poll was commissioned by Earth Day Network and performed by Opinion Research Corporation, the company that has conducted many of the recent political polls for CNN.