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US public still favours action on climate change despite Trump’s fossil fuel drive

Two-thirds of Americans say they are worried about climate but level of media coverage does not reflect this

The Guardian - US · Jun 17

US voters linking climate crisis to rising bills despite Trump’s ‘green scam’ claims

New polling shows 65% of registered US voters believe global heating is affecting cost of living

The Guardian - US · Dec 26, 2025

COP30 makes individual climate actions seem small. That's why experts say to work in groups

Climate choices aren’t just individual actions

The Independent UK · Nov 15, 2025

Swaths of the US are living through a brutal summer. It's a climate wake-up call for many

With global temperatures shattering records this year, are most people actually seeing this year as anything all that different

The Independent UK · Aug 3, 2023

How climate in film shaped the future

Did "The Day After Tomorrow" accurately depict our climatic future? Not quite. But some appreciate a deeper message

Salon · May 23, 2023

How our perception of time shapes our approach to climate change

Climate goals can feel distant. But climate change is happening right now. Speed up the benefits for taking action, psychologists say, if you want leaders and others to pay attention and act.

WEKU · Jan 4, 2023

Faye Flam: Scientists love issuing warnings. Here's one for them

Climate-change activists should take some lessons from the mismanagement and miscommunication surrounding the pandemic. In both cases, people across the political spectrum feel helpless in the face of the problem. In both cases, experts need to figure out how to get people to overcome these feelings and act.

Tribune News Service · Aug 23, 2022

How to think about your carbon footprint

It’s been nearly two decades since the oil giant BP released a calculator to help consumers figure out all the ways carbon was creeping into their lives, from commuting to work to buying food. The PR campaign was wildly successful: It popularized the very idea of an individual “carbon footprint.”

Tribune News Service · Jul 28, 2022

72% of Americans polled want renewables

Americans broadly support action, a Pew poll shows, but partisanship keeps getting in the way

Salon · Jul 17, 2022