Anthony Leiserowitz
JoshAni - TomKat Professor of Climate CommunicationCards
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Research
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2025
Advancing and integrating climate and health policy in the United States: Insights from national policy stakeholders
Fine J, Ettinger J, Kotcher J, Mildenberger M, Leiserowitz A, Maibach E. Advancing and integrating climate and health policy in the United States: Insights from national policy stakeholders. The Journal Of Climate Change And Health 2025, 25: 100485. DOI: 10.1016/j.joclim.2025.100485.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHealth policyFederal climate policyClimate policyPotential healthcare cost savingsHealthcare cost savingsQualitative content analysisSub-federal levelSemi-structured interviewsLow public awarenessPresident's abilityPolicy integrationPolicy windowPresidential administrationsConservative oppositionParticipatory policymakingPolicy stakeholdersInteragency initiativeLack of fundingHealthPersistent advocacyPolicy supportContent analysisStakeholder viewsHealth benefitsPolicyVariations in climate change belief systems across 110 geographic areas
Lee S, Vu H, Thaker J, Verner M, Goldberg M, Carman J, Rosenthal S, Leiserowitz A. Variations in climate change belief systems across 110 geographic areas. Nature Climate Change 2025, 15: 947-953. DOI: 10.1038/s41558-025-02410-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAuthor Correction: Predictors of willingness to support and engage in nonviolent civil disobedience to defend the climate
Ansah P, Badullovich N, Myers T, Kotcher J, Rosenthal S, Leiserowitz A, Maibach E. Author Correction: Predictors of willingness to support and engage in nonviolent civil disobedience to defend the climate. Npj Climate Action 2025, 4: 67. DOI: 10.1038/s44168-025-00277-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPredictors of willingness to support and engage in nonviolent civil disobedience to defend the climate
Ansah P, Badullovich N, Myers T, Kotcher J, Rosenthal S, Leiserowitz A, Maibach E. Predictors of willingness to support and engage in nonviolent civil disobedience to defend the climate. Npj Climate Action 2025, 4: 53. DOI: 10.1038/s44168-025-00258-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNonviolent civil disobedienceCivil disobedienceClimate activistsPredictors of public supportClimate policy actionNationally Representative SurveyDemocratic PartyPolicy successPublic supportClimate movementRepresentative surveyPolicy actionsPersonal willingnessPublic willingnessSlow paceActivistsNews mediaDisobedienceU.S. adultsCritical massDemocratizationWillingnessPartiesTheoristsPerceived RiskUnderstanding six “key truths” about climate change predicts policy support, discussion, and political advocacy
Badullovich N, Kotcher J, Myers T, Rosenthal S, Leiserowitz A, Maibach E. Understanding six “key truths” about climate change predicts policy support, discussion, and political advocacy. Climatic Change 2025, 178: 89. DOI: 10.1007/s10584-025-03934-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBreaking the climate silence: Predictors of discussing global warming with family and friends
Orr M, Borth A, Kotcher J, Campbell E, Myers T, Maibach E, Leiserowitz A, Rosenthal S, Clarke C. Breaking the climate silence: Predictors of discussing global warming with family and friends. PLOS Climate 2025, 4: e0000538. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pclm.0000538.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExposure to media coverageNationally Representative SurveyMedia coverageRepresentative surveySocial normsInternational cooperationPerceived social normsClimate change discussionsActions peopleIndividual levelClimate conversationsClimate changeScientific consensusIndividual behaviorAmerican adultsChange discussionsFriendsPeopleFamilyDiscussionGlobal warmingAmericanPerceived RiskClimate change messages can promote support for climate action globally
Ballew M, Thomas-Walters L, Goldberg M, Verner M, Lu J, Marshall J, Rosenthal S, Leiserowitz A. Climate change messages can promote support for climate action globally. Global Environmental Change 2025, 90: 102951. DOI: 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2024.102951.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTesting the Durability of Persuasion From Moral Appeals About Renewable Energy
Gustafson A, Goldberg M, Lee S, Remshard M, Luttrell A, Rosenthal S, Leiserowitz A. Testing the Durability of Persuasion From Moral Appeals About Renewable Energy. Knowledge 2025 DOI: 10.1177/10755470241311011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUnderstanding the policy features that affect Indians' support for India's 2070 net-zero goal
Goldberg M, Thaker J, Scheuch E, Thomas-Walters L, Rosenthal S, Leiserowitz A. Understanding the policy features that affect Indians' support for India's 2070 net-zero goal. Climatic Change 2025, 178: 21. DOI: 10.1007/s10584-025-03863-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPolicy featuresReducing global emissionsMitigate pollutionRedistribution of fundsAllocation of fundsNet-zero carbon emissionsCarbon emissionsConjoint experimentGoal of net zero carbon emissionsGlobal emissionsAdaptation policiesEconomic programsPolicyTaxesCoal-fired power plantsJob programsFundingPolicy-making processStrong supportIndian governmentClimate impactsInvestmentIncomeIndia’s vulnerabilityJobAmericans’ support for climate justice
Carman J, Lu D, Ballew M, Low J, Verner M, Rosenthal S, Barendregt-Ludwig K, Torres G, Gelobter M, McKenney K, Burga I, Magaña M, Amer S, Williams R, Burgess M, McRae G, Larson A, Salgado M, Kioko L, Marlon J, Thier K, Kotcher J, Maibach E, Leiserowitz A. Americans’ support for climate justice. Environmental Science & Policy 2025, 163: 103976. DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2024.103976.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClimate justiceHarms of climate changeSurvey of U.S. adultsJustice practitionersAmerican supportJustice initiativesJustice goalsRacial identityRacial injusticePerceptions of climateDisproportionate harmJusticeJustice beliefsPractitioner perspectiveCultural worldviewsU.S. adultsPublic awarenessInternational studiesAmericanInjusticeClimate changeSupportPractitionersGenderIdentity