Climate change psychological distress is associated with increased collective climate action in the U.S.

16% of American adults report experiencing at least one symptom of psychological distress due to climate change.

Advancing and Integrating U.S. Climate and Health Policies

When communicating about climate and health, advocates should frame climate change as a health issue, discuss economic impacts, and leverage health professionals as trusted messengers.

Two-thirds of Americans think global warming is affecting U.S. weather

Americans’ top reasons to reduce global warming are to provide a better life for our children and grandchildren

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.

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.

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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

Dec 10 2024

Climate change psychological distress is associated with increased collective climate action in the U.S.

We are pleased to announce the publication of a new article,...
Oct 08 2024

Mason 4C’s Resources on Climate in the 2024 U.S. General Election

2024 is a critically important election year for the climate in the U.S....
Sep 11 2024

Changes in U.S. voters’ top reasons to reduce global warming

People get involved in climate action for different reasons. Some people...
Aug 07 2024

Can large language models estimate public opinion about global warming?

We are pleased to announce the publication of a new article,...
Jul 16 2024

Climate Change in the American Mind: Beliefs & Attitudes, Spring 2024

Download Full Report Report Summary This report is based on findings from...
Changes in Global Warming’s Six Americas: An analysis of repeat respondents
Jul 10 2024

Changes in Global Warming’s Six Americas: An analysis of repeat respondents

We are pleased to announce the publication of a new article,...
Jun 27 2024

Understanding pro-climate voters in the United States

2024 is a critically important election year for the climate,...
Jun 12 2024

Climate Change in the American Mind: Politics & Policy, Spring 2024

Download Full Report Report Summary This report is based on findings from...
Who thinks people can affect what the government does about global warming?
Jun 04 2024

Who thinks people can affect what the government does about global warming?

Many Americans are worried about climate change, but research...
Public understanding of climate change has grown in the U.S.
May 20 2024

Public understanding of climate change has grown in the U.S.

We are pleased to announce the latest version of the Climate Change in...

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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.

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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.”