Developing a tool to measure belief in climate change denial arguments
Communities worldwide are experiencing the devastating impacts of climate change. These impacts—which include rising sea levels, increased intensity and frequency of storms, droughts, flooding, and changing weather patterns—are projected to worsen over time. Even with overwhelming scientific consensus, however, misinformation about human-caused, or anthropogenic climate change (ACC), abounds and only about half of Americans believe in ACC. Among educators, roughly a third do not believe in ACC.