Around four in 10 adults in the U.S. said dealing with climate change should be a top policy priority this year for President Biden’s administration and the Democratic-controlled Congress, according to a survey by the Pew Research Center.
“‘This is not a “happy earth day”. It never has been. #EarthDay has turned into an opportunity for people in power to post their “love” for the planet, while at the same time destroying it at maximum speed.’”
With scientists’ increasingly dire warnings about the public-health and economic consequences of rising sea levels, droughts and extreme weather events fueled by climate change, Earth Day and the month of April overall have become a time for education, corporate promotions and environmentalist rallying cries by politicians and companies.
In a report released in September that surveyed 10,000 young people in 10 countries, almost six in 10 respondents said they were very or extremely worried about climate change, and nearly half said their climate anxiety impacted their daily life and functioning. Four in 10 said they were hesitant to have kids of their own.
People of color in the U.S. are also more likely than their white counterparts to express concern over climate change, research shows. Structural racism in housing, infrastructure, healthcare and other resources has made people of color disproportionately likely to live in heavily polluted areas, contend with poor air quality and related health conditions, and experience natural disasters, after which they often also struggle to obtain aid.
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