{"id":44395,"date":"2025-01-27t19:56:13","date_gmt":"2025-01-27t19:56:13","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/?p=44395"},"modified":"2025-01-30t19:02:18","modified_gmt":"2025-01-30t19:02:18","slug":"climate-engaged-republicans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/story\/climate-engaged-republicans\/","title":{"rendered":"climate-engaged republicans see opportunity, challenges in coming years"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
by fern alling<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n advocacy groups have long documented the republican party\u2019s failure to act decisively on climate change. the league of environmental voters, an environmental advocacy group, keeps score of how often politicians vote for environmentally-friendly legislation. republicans consistently score worse than democrats. prominent party members like ted cruz, marco rubio and kevin mccarthy have lifetime scores of 3%, 7% and 4%, respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n legislators aren\u2019t the only ones who disregard environmental concerns. a 2023 report<\/a> from the yale program on climate change communications suggests around 44% of republicans are \u201cdoubtful\u201d or \u201cdismissive\u201d of climate change. \u201cdoubtful\u201d and \u201cdismissive\u201d are two of the six categories the yale program uses to describe how engaged certain demographics are with climate issues. <\/p>\n\n\n\n although this group has a strong presence, it doesn\u2019t describe the whole party. the same yale report indicated over one-quarter of republicans surveyed were \u201cconcerned\u201d or \u201calarmed\u201d about climate change. <\/p>\n\n\n\n whether they work with a conservative climate group like the american conservation coalition or engage with environmental issues on their own terms, climate-oriented republicans are eager for legislative action that aligns with their values. understanding their perspectives will be essential to climate action during the next administration. <\/p>\n\n\n\n the 2024 election revealed the extent to which economics weighed on americans\u2019 minds. a gallup poll conducted in september found the economy was the issue voters were most likely to say was \u201cextremely important\u201d<\/a> to their vote. <\/p>\n\n\nan economic argument for climate action<\/h2>\n\n\n\n