While the future of the Green New Deal proposed in Congress is uncertain, most Americans support the general idea of dramatically reducing the country’s use of fossil fuels over the next two decades as a way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and address climate change. CONT. Justin McCarthy, Gallup Read more »
One-Third in U.S Blame Unusual Winter Temps on Climate Change
As the winter of 2018-2019 entered its final phase in early March, 43% of Americans told Gallup their local temperatures have been colder than usual this winter while about half as many, 20%, reported warmer than usual temperatures. Overall, a third of Americans this year attributed atypical winter weather to […] Read more »
Americans and Germans Disagree on the State of Bilateral Relations, but Largely Align on Key International Issues
Americans and Germans have vastly different opinions of their bilateral relationship, but they tend to agree on issues such as cooperation with other European allies and support for NATO, according to the results of parallel surveys conducted in the United States by Pew Research Center and in Germany by Körber-Stiftung […] Read more »
Why Good Politics And Good Climate Science Don’t Mix
… Scientists who study the psychology of storytelling and rhetoric say there are several factors that give climate change denialists an advantage in the political marketplace. Simplicity and smoothness of the message is a big part of it, said Eryn Newman, professor of psychology at the Australian National University. In […] Read more »
UT/TT Poll: Texans don’t see eye-to-eye on climate, health care or taxes
If you’re interested in the partisan divide in Texas, ask voters about climate change. Or health insurance. Or federal income taxes. In the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll, 48 percent of registered voters said the U.S. government should be doing “a great deal” or “a lot” about climate change, […] Read more »
How Jay Inslee Could Win The 2020 Democratic Nomination
In his 2020 presidential announcement video, two-term Washington Governor Jay Inslee declares that climate change is the “most urgent challenge of our time.” Inslee intends to make climate change his signature issue. … But putting climate change ahead of all other issues could be risky, Stanford University psychologist Jon Krosnick […] Read more »