scholarly journals Climate Change in the Minds of U.S. News Audiences

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abel Gustafson ◽  
Anthony Leiserowitz ◽  
Edward Maibach ◽  
John Kotcher ◽  
Seth A. Rosenthal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Climate Change Communication ◽  
American Mind ◽  
Total N ◽  
Fox News ◽  
University Center ◽  
News Sources ◽  
Change Communication ◽  
Nationally Representative ◽  
Macarthur Foundation

This report is an analysis of public opinion about climate change among the regular U.S. audience (American adults who frequently watch, read, or listen to the content) of each of six major U.S. news sources: CNN, MSNBC, Fox News, NPR, the Weather Channel, and the national nightly network news (on CBS, ABC, or NBC). The findings in this report are based on data from three nationally representative surveys conducted by the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication and the George Mason University Center for Climate Change Communication in April 2019, November 2019, and April 2020 (total N = 3,623) as part of the Climate Change in the American Mind project. The research was funded by the 11th Hour Project, the Energy Foundation, and the MacArthur Foundation.

scholarly journals Climate change in the American mind: November 2019

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anthony Leiserowitz ◽  
Edward Maibach ◽  
Seth A. Rosenthal ◽  
John Kotcher ◽  
Parrish Bergquist ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Climate Change Communication ◽  
American Mind ◽  
University Center ◽  
Change Communication ◽  
Percentage Points ◽  
Margin Of Error ◽  
Nationally Representative ◽  
The U.S ◽  
Macarthur Foundation

This report is based on findings from a nationally representative survey – Climate Change in the American Mind – conducted by the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication (climatecommunication.yale.edu) and the George Mason University Center for Climate Change Communication (climatechangecommunication.org). Interview dates: November 8 – 20, 2019. Interviews: 1,303 adults in the U.S. (18+). Average margin of error +/- 3 percentage points at the 95% confidence level. The research was funded by the 11th Hour Project, the Energy Foundation, and the MacArthur Foundation. A special thank you goes to Parrish Bergquist, PhD and MattoMildenberger, PhD for creating an automated version of this report.

scholarly journals Climate change in the American Mind: April 2020

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anthony Leiserowitz ◽  
Edward Maibach ◽  
Seth A. Rosenthal ◽  
John Kotcher ◽  
Parrish Bergquist ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Confidence Level ◽  
Representative Survey ◽  
Climate Change Communication ◽  
American Mind ◽  
University Center ◽  
Change Communication ◽  
Percentage Points ◽  
Margin Of Error ◽  
Nationally Representative

This report is based on findings from a nationally representative survey – Climate Change in the American Mind – conducted by the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication (climatecommunication.yale.edu) and the George Mason University Center for Climate Change Communication (climatechangecommunication.org). Interview dates: April 7 – 17, 2020. Interviews: 1,029 Adults (18+). Average margin of error +/- 3 percentage points at the 95% confidence level.

scholarly journals Politics and global warming: November 2019

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anthony Leiserowitz ◽  
Edward Maibach ◽  
Seth A. Rosenthal ◽  
John Kotcher ◽  
Parrish Bergquist ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Climate Change Communication ◽  
American Mind ◽  
University Center ◽  
Change Communication ◽  
Percentage Points ◽  
Margin Of Error ◽  
Nationally Representative ◽  
Data Tables ◽  
Registered Voters

This report is based on findings from a nationally representative survey – Climate Change in the American Mind – conducted by the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication (climatecommunication.yale.edu) and the George Mason University Center for Climate Change Communication (climatechangecommunication.org). Interview dates: November 8 – 20, 2019. Interviews: 1,303 adults (18+), 1,114 of whom are registered to vote. Average margin of error for registered voters: +/- 3 percentage points at the 95% confidence level. A special thank you to Parrish Bergquist, PhD, Xinran Wang, and Andry Rajaoberison for creating an automated version of the data tables. The research was funded by the 11th Hour Project, the Energy Foundation, and the MacArthur Foundation.

scholarly journals Politics and global warming, April 2020

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anthony Leiserowitz ◽  
Edward Maibach ◽  
Seth A. Rosenthal ◽  
John Kotcher ◽  
Matthew Thomas Ballew ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Global Warming ◽  
Representative Survey ◽  
Climate Change Communication ◽  
American Mind ◽  
University Center ◽  
Change Communication ◽  
Margin Of Error ◽  
Nationally Representative ◽  
Registered Voters

Drawing on a nationally representative survey (N = 1,029; including 911 registered voters), this report describes how Democratic, Independent, and Republican registered voters view global warming, climate and energy policies, and personal and collective action. This report is based on findings from a nationally representative survey – Climate Change in the American Mind – conducted by the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication (climatecommunication.yale.edu) and the George Mason University Center for Climate Change Communication (climatechangecommunication.org), Interview dates: April 7 – 17, 2020. Average margin of error +/- 3 percentage points at the 95% confidence level.

scholarly journals Climate Change in the American Mind: April 2019

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anthony Leiserowitz ◽  
Edward Maibach ◽  
Seth A. Rosenthal ◽  
John Kotcher ◽  
Parrish Bergquist ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Representative Survey ◽  
Climate Change Communication ◽  
American Mind ◽  
University Center ◽  
Change Communication ◽  
George Mason University ◽  
Nationally Representative ◽  
The U.S

This report is based on findings from a nationally representative survey – Climate Change in the American Mind – conducted by the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication (climatecommunication.yale.edu) and the George Mason University Center for Climate Change Communication (climatechangecommunication.org). Interview dates: March 29-April 8, 2019. Interviews: 1,291 adults in the U.S. (18+).

scholarly journals Climate Change Communication in Portugal

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Horta ◽  
Anabela Carvalho
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
News Coverage ◽  
National Policy ◽  
Collective Responsibility ◽  
Green Economy ◽  
Communication Policy ◽  
Climate Change Communication ◽  
Public Attention ◽  
News Sources ◽  
Change Communication

In Portugal, global politics tend to dominate climate change communication. Policy-oriented news stories prevail, being very much influenced by international events, dynamics, and actors, especially European ones, whereas national politicians and officials tend to be given less space. Climate change is thus mainly (re)presented as a global issue, distant from local realities, in spite of the vulnerabilities that the country faces. National policy makers tend to adopt a technocratic discourse that comes across as “rational” and fairly optimistic, with little contestation by environmental groups or others. A “green economy” discourse has prevailed in the media, with investment on renewable energy being depicted as the way to both stimulating the economy and addressing climate change. Scientific knowledge tends to be represented as consensual and national scientists tend to avoid dramatization. Although public opinion surveys have shown that the population considers climate change a serious problem and skepticism regarding its anthropogenic causes is low, surveys have also revealed high levels of ignorance and self-evaluated lack of information. In spite of a traditionally weak environmental movement and lack of public engagement, the population has shown a consistent sense of collective responsibility to tackle climate change. The economic and financial crisis up until the mid-2010s considerably affected the already fragile media system and turned political and public attention to economy-related topics. News coverage of climate change, in all its complexity, has been constrained by a lack of specialized reporters and increased dependency on the pro-activity of news sources.

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