Who are the climate change deniers?
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Republicans are far more sceptical of human-caused climate change than most Americans, who also tend to think that climate change will have a noticeable impact within their lifetimes.
By Kathy Frankovic
Nine per cent of Americans in the latest Economist/YouGov Poll say the earth’s climate is not changing. 24% say there won’t be any climate change effects, like rising sea levels and more intense storms, in their own lifetimes. These climate change deniers are better-off than average, more conservative, and more Republican.
20% of Republicans say the Earth’s climate is not changing. Those Republicans who admit it is are nearly twice as likely to say it has nothing to do with human activity as to say it does. For the population as a whole, more than half believe in climate change and attribute it to human activity.
Most climate change deniers don’t think there is a scientific consensus that climate change is occurring and is caused by human activity, and nearly half have no trust tha...
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