Research in Action

We are a world-leading social science research center that identifies new opportunities to enhance public understanding of climate change, and increases public engagement with climate solutions.

Climate Solutions are Health Solutions

Our Center’s Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health empowers the trusted voices of health professionals and facilitates the medical community’s response to climate change.

Climate Change in the American Mind: Climate Justice

53% of Americans support climate justice. Many policies that promote climate justice have bipartisan support.

What We Do

Our research informs programs that activate the most trusted voices in America. Our programs activate trusted voices at scale with proven messages to help build public and political will for equitable climate solutions.

Climate Change in the American Mind

Our public opinion polling has explored and tracked public understanding of climate change since 2008.

Climate Matters in the Newsroom

Provides weathercasters and journalists nationwide with climate reporting resources about the relevance of climate change in their communities. 

Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health

The Consortium raises public awareness about the health harms of climate change, and the health benefits of climate solutions.

republicEn

Led by former South Carolina Congressman Bob Inglis, we encourage climate leadership among conservative Americans and elected officials.

National Park Service Internship

Our climate communication internship program with NPS elevates the climate stories of our national parks.

Virginia Climate Center

Works to enhance Virginia’s resilience to the impacts of climate variability and climate change.

Our Latest Work

Sep 12 2023

Climate Change in the American Mind: Climate Justice, Spring 2023

Report Summary This report is based on findings from a nationally...
Jun 23 2023

Climate Change in the American Mind: Politics & Policy, Spring 2023

Report Summary This report is based on findings from a nationally...
Jun 07 2023

Climate Change in the American Mind: Beliefs & Attitudes, Spring 2023

June 8, 2023 Climate Change in the American Mind is conducted jointly by...
Feb 15 2023

Climate Change in the American Mind: Beliefs & Attitudes, December 2022

February 16, 2023 Climate Change in the American Mind is conducted...
Jan 30 2023

Climate Change in the American Mind: Politics & Policy, December 2022

January 31, 2023 Climate Change in the American Mind is a joint program...
Jul 20 2022

Climate Change in the American Mind, April 2022

July 21, 2022 Climate Change in the American Mind is a joint program of...
Jul 06 2022

Politics & Global Warming, April 2022

July 7, 2022 Drawing on a nationally representative survey (n = 1,018;...
Jan 11 2022

Global Warming’s Six Americas, September 2021

January 12, 2022 Our prior research has found that Americans can be...
Dec 15 2021

Consumer Activism on Global Warming, September 2021

December 16, 2021 Our latest national survey finds that millions of...
Nov 17 2021

Climate Change in the American Mind, September 2021

November 18, 2021 ​​Our latest national survey finds that overall public...

Support Our Work

The work of Mason's Center for Climate Change Communication (4C) would not be possible without the generous financial support we have received from philanthropic foundations and individual donors.

You too can support our important work by donating via a secure online donation form. Your financial contribution will be processed on our behalf by the George Mason University Foundation, and is tax deductible.

Our Impact

Our motivation is to apply our research discoveries about the public understanding of climate and communication to benefit the world.

Climate Matters

Provides more than 1,100 local weathercasters with localized climate reporting data. That's more than half of America's TV weathercasters.

Reporting on Climate Matters

Our research shows there's been a 100 fold increase in on-air climate reporting by weathercasters

The Power of the Health Voice

The Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health has 50 national medical societies representing over 700,000 physicians—70% of U.S. doctors

Most Americans Think Global Warming Is Happening

Americans who think global warming is happening outnumber those who think it is not happening by a ratio of nearly 5 to 1 (74% versus 15%)

Concern about Global Warming

About two-thirds of Americans (66%) say they are at least “somewhat worried” about global warming. This includes 30% of Americans who say they are “very worried.”