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Foundations of climate change denial: Anti-environmentalism and anti-science
Loading metrics Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Citation: Jacques PJ, Dunlap RE (2025) Foundations of climate change denial: Anti-environmentalism and anti-science. PLoS One 20(11): e0334544. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0334544 Editor: Rahul Sambaraju, The University of Edinburgh, UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND Received: October 31, 2024; Accepted: September 9, 2025; Published: November 12, 2025 Copyright: © 2025 Jacques, Dunlap.
Climate change denial 2.0 was on full display at COP26, but there was also pushback
As several analysts have shown, organized climate change denial has played a major role in shaping media coverage, public opinion and thwarting progress on climate change policy for the past three decades. Some of the key players include: corporations, conservative think tanks and foundations; wealthy individuals (such as Charles and David Koch), who help fund key organizations involved in climate change denial; lobbying firms and conservative media.
Climate change denial 2.0 was on full display at CoP26, but there was also pushback
COP26 was yet another win for the fossil-fuel sector, but a loss for the planet. And as Greta Thunberg said, it’s simply more “Blah, blah, blah.” By David Tindall, Mark CJ Stoddart, Riley E Dunlap Published: Friday 19 November 2021 The COP26 summit in Glasgow, Scotland, saw incremental progress on addressing climate change. But even if countries meet their current commitments to reduce emissions, the planet is on course to heat up 2.4 C by the end of the century.
Climate change denial 2.0 was on full display at COP26, but there was also pushback
The COP26 summit in Glasgow, Scotland, saw incremental progress on addressing climate change. But even if countries meet their current commitments to reduce emissions, the planet is on course to heat up 2.4 C by the end of the century. This warming will submerge low-lying islands and coastal regions and lead to climate disasters globally. Despite knowing this, it remains difficult for governments to address the climate crisis.
Partisan Polarization on the Environment Grows Under Trump
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Are Warming Temperatures a Scientific Consensus or Hoax? It Depends on Your Political Party
Riley Dunlap, Aaron McCright, and Jerrod Yarosh, “The Political Divide on Climate Change: Partisan Polarization Widens in the U.S.,” Environment: Science and Policy for Sustainable Development, 2016 Donald Trump has called climate change a hoax, while Hillary Clinton has said she believes in climate science and supports efforts to reduce carbon emissions. Partisan divides on climate change have become almost a given and part of accepted party doctrine, but this was not always so.
The Political Divide on Climate Change: Partisan Polarization Widens in the U.S.
The consequence is that the 2016 U.S. national election promises to be of historic importance in our nation's and the world's efforts to deal with human-caused climate change.
Environmental Concern
Past studies of environmental concern have measured the concept in many ways, often assuming that different types of measures are equivalent. In this study the degree to which different types of measures of environmental concern produce consistent results is examined. The measures are differentiated in terms of the substantive issues reflected in their items, and the theoretical conceptualization used in developing the items.
Americans Believe 2015 Was Record-Warm, but Split on Why
PRINCETON, N.J. -- U.S. government scientists recently reported that 2015 was the Earth's warmest year since reliable record keeping began. Majorities of U.S. adults surveyed in Gallup's annual Environment poll are aware of this finding and believe it is accurate, but they are almost evenly divided on whether the record-high temperatures are attributable mainly to human-caused climate change (49%) or natural variability (46%).
A Widening Gap: Republican and Democratic Views on Climate Change
Historically, support for environmental protection in the United States has been relatively nonpartisan. Republicans have pointed with pride to Theodore Roosevelt’s crucial role in promoting the conservation of natural resources by establishing national parks and forests, and Democrats have applauded Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s efforts to include conservation as part of the New Deal via the Soil Conservation Service and related programs.
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