Yesterday we started a summary of the recent Resources for the Future Climate Insights 2024 Report which highlights how attitudes toward global warming seem somewhat stagnant. This is despite what appears to be conclusive data showing that the earth is indeed warming and at an accelerated pace.
The good news is that a large majority of Americans do recognize the earth is getting warmer. Still, 25% of those that believe temperatures are rising don’t necessarily believe the trend will continue. And there remains a non-inconsequential portion of the population that is still unconvinced.
My take is that the climate movement has done a very poor job of messaging.
Today we’ll summarize additional findings related to people’s perceptions of what is likely to occur in the next 100 years. These findings seem to support the notion that despite ample ammunition - in the form of data - progress in winning over skeptics remains stalled.
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