Politics eclipses climate extremes for climate change perceptions

被引：157

作者：

Marquart-Pyatt, Sandra T. ^{[1
,2
]}

McCright, Aaron M. ^{[3
,4
]}

Dietz, Thomas ^{[1
,2
]}

Dunlap, Riley E. ^{[5
]}

机构：

[1] Michigan State Univ, Dept Sociol, E Lansing, MI 48824 USA

[2] Michigan State Univ, Environm Sci & Policy Program, E Lansing, MI 48824 USA

[3] Michigan State Univ, Lyman Briggs Coll, Dept Sociol, E Lansing, MI 48825 USA

[4] Michigan State Univ, Environm Sci & Policy Program, E Lansing, MI 48825 USA

[5] Oklahoma State Univ, Dept Sociol, Stillwater, OK 74078 USA

来源：

GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE-HUMAN AND POLICY DIMENSIONS | 2014年 / 29卷

基金：

美国国家科学基金会;

关键词：

Climate change; Climate Extremes Index; Climate change perceptions; Political orientation; Public opinion; LOCAL WEATHER; BELIEF; TEMPERATURE; EXPERIENCE; POLICY; VULNERABILITY; ATTITUDES; OPINIONS; INCREASE; SUPPORT;

D O I：

10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2014.10.004

中图分类号：

X [环境科学、安全科学];

学科分类号：

08 ; 0830 ;

摘要：

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. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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页码：246 / 257

页数：12

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