… The environment is making a slow and steady ascent in the public’s mind as one of the main issues facing the country. Though COVID distracted us in 2020, unprecedented floods, seemingly endless wildfires, and other forms of extreme weather have re-focused our attention.
Today, one in four believe that climate change is attributable to natural causes, down from one in three in 2017. Seeing is sometimes believing. As more disasters come our way, will opinion shift further? I believe so, but it may be too little too late. CONTINUED
Clifford Young, Ipsos
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