After a successful inaugural year, we’re opening applications for the second cohort of our online certificate program in ...

Opposition to building data centers in local communities varies across Global Warming’s Six Americas, ranging from 71% The labels in the graph are rounded to the nearest whole number. among the ...

Chelsea Warren, City and County of Denver’s Office of Climate Action, Sustainability, and Resiliency Emily Gedeon, City and County of Denver’s Office of Climate Action, Sustainability, and Resiliency ...

The 2026 U.S. midterm elections will be vitally important for the climate, with results shaping the final two years of climate policy under the Trump administration — from energy reliability and ...

Over the past ten years, the Alarmed have grown more than any other audience, from 11% in 2015 to 25% in 2025 (+14 percentage points). Conversely, the Cautious have decreased in size the most during ...

The news media is one of the most important channels for climate change communication. Journalists choose what climate stories to report and how to cover them, which in turn affects what different ...

Climate change connects directly to many other social issues such as the cost of living, the economy, health, disruption of government services, and national security. Understanding how Americans ...

Majorities of Americans think global warming is affecting extreme heat (64%), wildfires (63%), drought (61%), flooding (58%), hurricanes (58%), and rising sea levels (58%). Public beliefs lag ...

June 2025 was the third-hottest June on record, continuing a trend of rising temperatures worldwide. Extreme heat is the leading cause of weather-related deaths in the U.S.—surpassing hurricanes and ...

Our research has demonstrated that extreme weather events, including heat waves, provide critical “teachable moments” when the public, media, and policymakers focus their otherwise scattered attention ...

Public opinion influences decision-making at every level—from personal behaviors and community norms to policy priorities and global commitments. Individual beliefs and attitudes ripple outward, ...

We are pleased to announce the publication of a new article, “The impacts of climate activism” in the journal Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences. In this article, the research team reviews and ...