Americans experience a false social reality by underestimating popular climate policy support by nearly half - Nature Communications
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A new study finds that Americans underestimate how many are concerned about climate change as well as support for major climate policies by nearly half, with climate policy supporters significantly outnumbering non-supporters.

My fellow Americans. Get off your asses and vote. In every election. Even in red areas. If we all get off our asses, we will generally win. Run for local office if you are able. Contact local officials and get them to take measures.

  • neanderthal@lemmy.worldOP
    7·
    10 months ago

    as well as the percent of Americans who supported each of the following climate policies: a carbon tax, a 100-percent renewable energy mandate for electricity, siting renewables on public lands, and a Green New Deal (GND). Each policy was shown given the same brief description as used in polling by the YPCCC

    They did provide context. The above text was from the methods section. Maybe I am missing something?

    • hypelightfly@kbin.social
      4·
      10 months ago

      Some people who say they support those policies vote for people who don’t support those policies, others don’t vote at all. I’m saying they don’t actually support the policies based on their votes (or not voting).

      • neanderthal@lemmy.worldOP
        21·
        10 months ago

        Do you support climate policies such as ending car dependency, carbon taxes and, getting off of fossil fuels?

        So you are saying the nature article is wrong because of voter turnout?

        In a way, you are proving the articles point. Belief leads to action. GOP voters have a higher turnout because they think their vote matters. I think the left, particularly in red areas probably don’t turn out to vote because they don’t think it matters.

        • Franzia@lemmy.blahaj.zone
          2·
          10 months ago

          Well I’m in a red area and my vote didn’t matter for a decade until re-districting took place and made my district competitive again.

        • hypelightfly@kbin.social
          1·
          10 months ago

          The article was saying a lot of GOP voters also support climate policy. I disagree for the reasons above.

          They support the idea of those policies but don’t actually vote for them.