Politics & Global Warming, December 2018

Drawing on a nationally representative survey (N = 1,114; including 966 registered voters), this report describes how American registered voters — Republicans, Democrats, and Independents — view global warming, personal and collective action, and climate policies. … Nearly three in four registered voters (74%) think global warming is happening. This […] Read more »

Can 2018’s extreme weather persuade skeptics that the climate is changing?

… Many scientists have been working to determine when strange weather can be attributed to climate change. I have focused my research on examining Americans’ understanding of how strange weather and climate change are related. Here’s what I’ve found: Political orientation determines attitudes toward both climate change and extreme weather […] Read more »