Politics and Policy Articles

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, “Climate change psychological distress is associated with increased collective climate action in the U.S.,” in the Nature journal npj Climate Action. Climate change is having an increasingly...

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

People get involved in climate action for different reasons. Some people want to benefit their community through development of renewable energy resources. Others want to protect their grandchildren from the long-term harms of climate change....

Chelsea Henderson of Mason 4C’s ‘republicEn’ project authors compelling new climate book

We are pleased to announce the release of a new book, Glacial: The Inside Story of Climate Politics, authored by Chelsea Henderson, director of editorial content at republicEn, a project of Mason 4C. Glacial: The Inside Story of Climate...

Can large language models estimate public opinion about global warming?

We are pleased to announce the publication of a new article, “Can large language models estimate public opinion about global warming? An empirical assessment of algorithmic fidelity and bias” in the journal PLOS Climate. Large language models (LLMs)...

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