2025
Understanding six “key truths” about climate change predicts policy support, discussion, and political advocacy
Badullovich N, Kotcher J, Myers T, Rosenthal S, Leiserowitz A, Maibach E. Understanding six “key truths” about climate change predicts policy support, discussion, and political advocacy. Climatic Change 2025, 178: 89. DOI: 10.1007/s10584-025-03934-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClimate change messages can promote support for climate action globally
Ballew M, Thomas-Walters L, Goldberg M, Verner M, Lu J, Marshall J, Rosenthal S, Leiserowitz A. Climate change messages can promote support for climate action globally. Global Environmental Change 2025, 90: 102951. DOI: 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2024.102951.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRapid climate action is needed: comparing heat vs. COVID-19-related mortality
Batibeniz F, Seneviratne S, Jha S, Ribeiro A, Suarez Gutierrez L, Raible C, Malhotra A, Armstrong B, Bell M, Lavigne E, Gasparrini A, Guo Y, Hashizume M, Masselot P, da Silva S, Royé D, Sera F, Tong S, Urban A, Vicedo-Cabrera A. Rapid climate action is needed: comparing heat vs. COVID-19-related mortality. Scientific Reports 2025, 15: 1002. PMID: 39762298, PMCID: PMC11704295, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-82788-8.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2024
Chinese Public Awareness, Support, and Confidence in China’s Carbon Neutrality Goal
Wang B, Lu D, Xing J, Leiserowitz A, Carman J, Chen R, Ding M. Chinese Public Awareness, Support, and Confidence in China’s Carbon Neutrality Goal. Environment Science And Policy For Sustainable Development 2024, 66: 25-36. DOI: 10.1080/00139157.2024.2395805.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClimate change psychological distress is associated with increased collective climate action in the U.S.
Ballew M, Uppalapati S, Myers T, Carman J, Campbell E, Rosenthal S, Kotcher J, Leiserowitz A, Maibach E. Climate change psychological distress is associated with increased collective climate action in the U.S. Npj Climate Action 2024, 3: 88. DOI: 10.1038/s44168-024-00172-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPsychological distressLevels of distressMental health impactsNational probability sampleMental healthDistressMental health impacts of climate changeClimate actionU.S. adultsProbability sampleCollective actionHealth impacts of climate changeClimate changeEngagementAdultsPeopleImpacts of climate changeActionFindingsBehavior
2022
The generational divide over climate change among American evangelicals
Lowe B, Jacobson S, Israel G, Kotcher J, Rosenthal S, Maibach E, Leiserowitz A. The generational divide over climate change among American evangelicals. Environmental Research Letters 2022, 17: 114020. DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/ac9a60.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchYoung evangelicalsGenerational divideAmerican evangelicalsClimate attitudesYounger generationLargest religious groupUnited StatesPolitical identityWhite evangelicalsClimate actionReligious conservativesEvangelical ProtestantsClimate policyReligious groupsAmerican publicEvangelicalsClimate changeGeneral American publicPolicyStrategic roleAttitudinal measuresClimate scienceEmpirical evidenceNational surveyDivide
2021
Review: Ecological awareness, anxiety, and actions among youth and their parents – a qualitative study of newspaper narratives
Benoit L, Thomas I, Martin A. Review: Ecological awareness, anxiety, and actions among youth and their parents – a qualitative study of newspaper narratives. Child And Adolescent Mental Health 2021, 27: 47-58. PMID: 34687125, DOI: 10.1111/camh.12514.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClimate crisisYoung peopleYouth-led activismClimate change anxietyPatterns of discourseYoung activistsClimate changePress narrativesDiscourse analysisClimate actionImmature waysUltimate saviourYouth concernsSources of meaningNewspaper articlesNewspaper narrativesAttitudes of childrenInnocent victimsParadigmatic wayQualitative studyNVivo softwareEnvironmental actionsRespective perspectivesAmerican newspapersDefensive stance
2020
Identifying the most important predictors of support for climate policy in the United States
GOLDBERG M, GUSTAFSON A, BALLEW M, ROSENTHAL S, LEISEROWITZ A. Identifying the most important predictors of support for climate policy in the United States. Behavioural Public Policy 2020, 5: 480-502. DOI: 10.1017/bpp.2020.39.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClimate policy supportPolicy supportPublic supportClimate policyGlobal warming risk perceptionsClimate change policy supportStrong climate policyPolitical partiesAmerican electorateRegistered votersClimate actionRisk perceptionRepublicansDemocratsVaried predictorsVotersPolicyUnited StatesRepresentative sampleSupportPrior researchElectorateInjunctive normsPartiesPerception
2019
Climate Change Activism Among Latino and White Americans
Ballew M, Goldberg M, Rosenthal S, Cutler M, Leiserowitz A. Climate Change Activism Among Latino and White Americans. Frontiers In Communication 2019, 3: 58. DOI: 10.3389/fcomm.2018.00058.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClimate change activismPolitical efficacyPolitical engagementWhite citizensClimate change communicatorsGovernment officialsEgalitarian worldviewsClimate actionPro-environmental attitudesSocial network effectsStronger risk perceptionsStronger pro-environmental attitudesSocial normsRisk perceptionActivismWhite AmericansRepresentative surveyLatinosSocial factorsOfficialsUnited StatesEngagementNormsGreater risk perceptionClimate change
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