The partisan divide between Republicans and Democrats on climate change is large and shows no signs of narrowing. However, a new analysis shows that Republicans’ climate change attitudes were relatively unstable between 2014–2018, triggering cautious optimism that a tipping point in attitudes might be around the corner.
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Hornsey, M.J. Flux in scepticism raises hopes. Nat. Clim. Chang. 10, 274–275 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-020-0721-4
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