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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Environment
Danielle Renwick

‘An outlier’: why does the US rank low on demands for climate action?

a person wears a shirt that reads 'no $$$ on a dead planet'
Climate activists protest in New York on 22 April. Photograph: Michael M Santiago/Getty Images

Over the last 12 months, the United States has endured a rash of disasters worsened by the climate crisis: devastating wildfires in southern California, a catastrophic hurricane in western North Carolina, and deadly heatwaves across the country.

Americans increasingly believe global heating is a serious threat that will affect them personally – and 74% want to see more climate action. Yet while that sounds high, it is still lower than most other countries around the world. What explains this disparity?

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