How a large majority of the US public still support climate action

James Murray
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A climate change protest in Washington DC / Credit: Shutterstock
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A climate change protest in Washington DC / Credit: Shutterstock

Trump may have won, but two thirds of voters think climate change is driving up the cost of living, a clear majority supports renewables development, and over three quarters want the US to stay in the Paris Agreement

US voters last year returned Donald Trump to the White House, apparently endorsing his climate denialism and the White House's subsequent all-out assault on climate policies. But new polling has this week...

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