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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Caleigh Wells

Which choices contribute most to climate change? Most people miss the mark, one study found

Climate Choices Wrong Choices - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

It turns out many Americans aren't great at identifying which personal decisions contribute most to climate change.

A study recently published by the National Academy of Sciences found that when asked to rank actions, such as swapping a car that uses gasoline for an electric one, carpooling or reducing food waste, participants weren’t very accurate when assessing how much those actions contributed to climate change, which is caused mostly by the release of greenhouse gases that happen when fuels like gasoline, oil and coal are burned.

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