None, however, was effective in spurring people to put their money where their mouth is. And, perhaps most surprisingly, messages’ persuasiveness varied little between Democrats and Republicans…
But in the U.S., which leads the world in carbon dioxide emissions, only 25% of the population considers global warming extremely important, and 34% of likely voters prioritize limiting CO2 emissions over expanding oil and gas drilling…
The researchers found that six of the messages significantly increased participants’ belief in climate change; overall, the messages resulted in a 1.16-percentage-point increase in participants’ belief in climate change.
I’m not surprised asking individuals to donate money proved ineffective. Lots of people are vehemently against famine, how many of them actually donate to help combat it?
Most people expect their government to fund the things that have popular support. That’s why we pay taxes. How do Americans generally view climate change politics and policies - let’s take a look!
Policies to Reduce the Pollution that Causes Global Warming
Majorities of registered voters support a range of policies to reduce carbon pollution and promote clean energy. These include:
87% support federal funding to help farmers improve practices to protect and restore the soil so it absorbs and stores more carbon.
77% support funding more research into renewable energy sources.
74% support regulating carbon dioxide as a pollutant.
66% support transitioning the U.S. economy from fossil fuels to 100% clean energy by 2050.
Eliminating Programs Related to Global Warming
79% of registered voters oppose eliminating the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
77% oppose ordering all federal agencies to stop providing information about global warming to the public.
77% oppose ordering all federal agencies to stop doing research on global warming.
65% oppose prohibiting construction of new offshore wind farms.
The Paris Climate Agreement
77% of registered voters support U.S. participation in the Paris Climate Agreement.
64% oppose President Trump’s decision to pull the U.S. out of the Paris Climate Agreement.
But here’s the kicker -
Who Should Act?
Half or more registered voters say the following should do more to address global warming: Corporations and industry (67%), the Republican Party (60%), the U.S. Congress (60%), President Trump (60%), citizens themselves (58%), local government officials (54%), the Democratic Party (53%), their governor (52%), and the media (51%). Forty-five percent say they should do more themselves.
This one hits close to home for me - NCAR is in my backyard. They’re fixing to shut it down. Climate change research supporters are bummed. Most don’t even understand the breadth of their research scope.
I wonder how many would support eliminating research regarding nuclear fallout impacts?
The degree of apparent stupidity, either real or effectively enacted, required to serve in most slots in Congress is now lethal. The moneyed interests want and need and require politcal stupidity.