Colin Polsky of FAU analyzed five surveys that were done since 2019 and found that belief in climate change among Florida Republicans has increased to nearly 9 in 10 adults. However, the surveys also suggested that party affiliation is linked with differences regarding the cause of climate change.
“The importance of climate change for the public was likely diminished in response to new, immediate daily concerns associated with the coronavirus pandemic and economic crises it triggered. These…survey results about climate change can be viewed as reflecting public sentiment net of at least two significant external and independent influences on public opinion,” said Polsky.
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