Climate coverage for the 89%

A couple of months ago I wrote about the perception gap on climate change: the vast majority of people support climate action, but think that others don’t. A global study found that 89% of those polled wanted a stronger response to climate change. When asked how many of their fellow citizens wanted the same thing, they consistently guessed a far lower percentage.

This has political consequences. ‘I will if you will’ is a very human instinct, which can leave everyone waiting for each other to...