Liberals and conservatives differ on climate change beliefs--but are relatively united in taking action
However, the study's authors caution that the impact of interventions was not uniform. For instance, framing certain actions as a climate change solution can backfire and decrease conservatives' engagement. For example, informing conservatives that a majority of Americans are concerned about the climate crisis led to them planting fewer trees.
In these measures, the participants around the globe showed significant political polarization, with liberals expressing belief in climate change and supporting climate-change policies to a far greater extent than conservatives -- a finding consistent with previous surveys. To gauge the effectiveness of these interventions, the paper's authors tested participants' support for several climate-related views, policies, and actions . Finally, the paper's authors gauged the desire of participants to share climate-mitigation information on social media:"Did you know that removing meat and dairy for only two out of three meals per day could decrease food-related carbon emissions by 60%?" The data were collected between July 2022 and May 2023.