Recent studies using AI and social media have identified that nearly 15% of Americans do not believe in climate change. The research highlights a small but vocal minority influenced by public figures like Trump. Climate denial echo chambers are strongest in the U.S. Midwest and South, particularly in regions reliant on fossil fuels.
ICYMI @UMSEAS @JoshNewell first-ever AI study finds select public figures play outsized role in influencing climate denial. Check out these maps of how denial spreads by influencer & denial by county/state: https://t.co/QVK9LCyck6
ICYMI @UMSEAS @JoshNewell innovative AI study finds public figures such as Trump play outsized role in influencing climate denial. Check out these maps of how denial spreads by influencer & denial by county/state: https://t.co/QVK9LCyck6
Echo chambers of climate denial on social media are strongest in the U.S. Midwest and South and in states that depend heavily on fossil fuels https://t.co/YQLTEg4NTg
“We estimate that 14.8% of Americans do not believe in climate change. Political affiliation has the strongest correlation, followed by level of education, COVID-19 vaccination rates, carbon intensity of the regional economy, and income.” https://t.co/REkrRbxiS5
Nearly 15% of Americans don’t believe climate change is real, study https://t.co/ww7ojTYh17 by @aliyaute @joshnewell: "Public figures such as Trump are highly influential..." @MichaelEMann: "...there is a small but very vocal and active minority of the public that still denies…
A new study used Twitter to track US climate denial. Authors identified a "coordinated social media network uses periodic events, like cold weather or climate conferences, to sow disbelief and Trump was the strongest influencer in this network." https://t.co/NmNyR1Zdx9.
New research uses AI and social media to identify where climate denial is most common in the US. @MichaelEMann: "there is a small but very vocal and active minority of the public that still denies the overwhelming evidence of human-caused warming” https://t.co/PoyNtTwiKf
"Nearly 15% of Americans don’t believe climate change is real, study finds" by Aliya Ueutova for The @guardian https://t.co/RDO4JetNG5