Politics & Global Warming – March 2018

Organization: George Mason University Center for Climate Change Communication

This report is based on a nationally represented survey that describes how Democratic, Independent, and Republican voters view global warming and energy policies. Download the report  
A nationally representative survey explores the upwards trends in Americans’ concern about climate change.  WHY YOU SHOULD TAKE A LOOK: 1 in 5 Americans are very worried about global warming and substantial evidence indicates Americans believe they have personally been affected by climate change. The findings from the report outline a growing trend toward increased...
The fifth national survey of broadcast meteorologists from George Mason University finds that large numbers of weathercasters informed their viewers about the local impacts of climate change. WHY YOU SHOULD TAKE A LOOK: The survey explores broadcast meteorologists’ views and activities related to reporting on climate change, as well as engagement with viewership, social media...
The nationally represented survey explores American’s concerns about climate change and finds the public is increasingly seeing climate change as a threat.
This report looks at the initial findings from the fifth nationally representative survey of broadcast meteorologists conducted by George Mason University. The aim of these surveys is to explore broadcast meteorologists’ views and activities related to reporting on climate change.  
A poll that looks at U.S. attitudes and actions to address climate change in relation to the 2016 election.  WHY YOU SHOULD TAKE A LOOK: The majority of Americans believe that climate change is happening and human activities are to blame. The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) held a briefing discussing American perceptions of climate change and concern for...
Findings from a survey of more than 4,000 members of the American Meteorological Society (AMS) conducted by George Mason University to look at their views on climate change. 
This is the fourth national survey conducted by George Manson University; the findings explore the ways in which meteorologists broadcast their views and activities on climate change in their reporting. 
Do your eyes glaze over when you see a stockphoto at the top of an article? Does it make you think the article is going to be bland too? You’re not the only one and this report is here to help you find images that engage, rather than bore. WHY YOU SHOULD TAKE A LOOK...
Researchers at George Mason, Ohio State University and Yale conducted two experiments to investigate how best to communicate the scientific consensus on climate change. Their results show that presenting the percentage of scientists that agree on climate change is more effective than a qualitative approach, as is asking people for their own percentage estimate of...