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Politics eclipses climate extremes for climate change perceptions |
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| Institution: | 1. Civil and Environmental Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA;2. School of Public Policy, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA;3. Department of Natural Resources, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA;4. Solutions Science Lab, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA |
| Abstract: | Whether or not actual shifts in climate influence public perceptions of climate change remains an open question, one with important implications for societal response to climate change. We use the most comprehensive public opinion survey data on climate change available for the US to examine effects of annual and seasonal climate variation. Our results show that political orientation has the most important effect in shaping public perceptions about the timing and seriousness of climate change. Objective climatic conditions do not influence Americans’ perceptions of the timing of climate change and only have a negligible effect on perceptions about the seriousness of climate change. These results suggest that further changes in climatic conditions are unlikely to produce noticeable shifts in Americans’ climate change perceptions. |
| Keywords: | Climate change Climate Extremes Index Climate change perceptions Political orientation Public opinion |
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