President Obama struck an optimistic tone Tuesday on the second day of the Paris climate talks. But he also touched on the domestic political difficulty in a country still heavily reliant on coal — and when it comes to dealing with Republicans on the issue. … In the U.S., opinions […] Read more »
Partisans split on seriousness of climate change
A clear but declining majority of Americans say climate change is a serious problem facing the United States in a new Washington Post-ABC News poll, with giant partisan disagreement on all aspects of the issue. CONT. Scott Clement, Washington Post Read more »
Two-Thirds of Americans Want U.S. to Join Climate Change Pact
A solid majority of Americans say the United States should join an international treaty to limit the impact of global warming, but on this and other climate-related questions, opinion divides sharply along partisan lines, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News poll. CONT. Giovanni Russonello, New York Times Read more »
Two in Three Call Climate Change Serious; Many Still See Scientific Disagreement
Nearly two-thirds of Americans call climate change a serious problem facing the United States, with more than half calling it very serious. But those numbers have slipped in the past year and a half, marking lingering doubts about the issue’s severity among a minority of adults. CONT. Margaret Tyson & […] Read more »
The Limits of the ‘Tobacco Strategy’ on Climate Change
For years, activists and scholars have contended that groups who reject the scientific consensus on climate change are employing tactics once used to create doubt about the dangers of smoking. Now environmentalists are taking a page from tobacco opponents by suggesting oil companies misled investors and the public about the […] Read more »
Global Concern about Climate Change, Broad Support for Limiting Emissions
In a few weeks, world leaders will gather in Paris to negotiate a climate change agreement that will frame the global agenda on this issue for the next decade and beyond. As a new Pew Research Center survey illustrates, there is a global consensus that climate change is a significant […] Read more »