Despite a scientific consensus, citizens are divided when it comes to climate change—often
along political lines. Democrats or liberals tend to believe that human activity is a primary …

Around the world, most people are aware of the problem of climate change, believe it is
anthropogenic, and feel concerned about its potential consequences. What they think …

As climate change intensifies, global publics will experience more unusual weather and
extreme weather events. How will individual experiences with these weather trends shape …

Our understanding of the determinants of public concern about climate change relies heavily
on survey research in the United States. But can those findings be generalized to the rest of …

Energy transition is a fundamental part of the policy response to climate change, but unlike
climate change, we know little about the factors that shape public attitudes about it. We …

Public attitudes toward climate change influence climate and energy policies and guide
individual mitigation and adaptation behaviors. Over the last decade, as scientific certainty …

Highlights•Opinions about climate change have polarized based on partisan orientation.•A
preeminent explanation for climate change attitude polarization is directional motivated …

Understanding public perceptions of climate change is critical in order to develop effective
communication strategies, democratic policies, and socially robust technologies. This …

Researchers interested in climate change communication have investigated how people
respond to messages about it. Through meta-analysis, the current research synthesizes the …

Scholars have not determined whether exposure to a changing climate influences public
understanding of or concern about climate change. We examine this question using a …