Journal Article10.1080/09644016.2012.698887
Australian politicians’ beliefs about climate change: political partisanship and political ideology
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TL;DR: A survey of Australian politicians demonstrates that political party affiliation and ideology have a powerful influence on climate change beliefs as discussed by the authors, highlighting the need to build consensus through constructing climate change messages that appeal to closely aligned voters.
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Abstract: Despite the scientific consensus on anthropogenic climate change and its implications, there is considerably less certainty or strength of belief among the general public in some industrialised countries. One explanation for the lack of consensus is the partisan nature of political debate about climate change. A survey of Australian politicians demonstrates that political party affiliation and ideology have a powerful influence on climate change beliefs. Politicians from Labor and Green parties (centre-left and progressive parties) exhibited beliefs that were more consistent with scientific consensus about climate change than non-aligned or conservative leaders. Moreover, political ideology (left–right) emerged as the most important predictor of politicians’ climate change beliefs. These findings highlight the role of political partisanship and ideology in undermining consensus around climate change and suggest the need to build consensus through constructing climate change messages that appeal to closely...
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