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. 2023 Jan 30;8(5):4430-4435.
doi: 10.1021/acsomega.2c07674. eCollection 2023 Feb 7.

How Climate Literacy and Public Opinion Are the Driving Forces Behind Climate-Based Policy: A Student Perspective on COP27

Tiffany E Sill  1   1 , Jaime R Ayala  1   1 , Julianne Rolf  2   2 , Spencer Smith  3 , Shelby Dye  4
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How Climate Literacy and Public Opinion Are the Driving Forces Behind Climate-Based Policy: A Student Perspective on COP27

Tiffany E Sill et al. ACS Omega. .

Abstract

Despite the existence of a substantial amount of climate-related scientific data, misconceptions about climate change are still prevalent within public opinion. Dissemination of misinformation to the public through subjective media sources is a major challenge that climate scientists face. Implementation of climate policy is crucial for mitigation and adaptation measures required to curtail anthropogenic rooted climate change. This paper will discuss student perspectives on the 2022 United Nations climate summit in Egypt (COP27) related to climate literacy and public opinion as the driving forces behind the enactment and execution of important climate-based policy.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no competing financial interest.

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Figure 1
Figure 1
The ACS student delegation photo collage from COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. The top left photo features the entire ACS student delegation and the two faculty advisors from left to right: Jaime Ayala, Tiffany Sill, Cailey Carpenter, Shelby Dye, Julianne Rolf, Gregory Foy, Keith Peterman, Anna Lisa, Brady Hill, Emma Kocik, Spencer Smith, and Jordon Horton. The bottom left image is the week one team from left to right: Jaime Ayala, Julianne Rolf, Tiffany Sill, Shelby Dye, and Cailey Carpenter. The bottom center from left to right is Cailey Carpenter, Shelby Dye, and Julianne Rolf. The top and bottom right photos depict Tiffany Sill and Jaime Ayala at COP27. The middle right image is the week two team from left to right: Jordon Horton, Anna Lisa, Spencer Smith, Emma Kocik, and Brady Hill.
Figure 2
Figure 2
A graph correlating US public opinion with a variety of climate change perceptions. Color coded bars denote a category of American viewpoints. The adjacent number expresses the percentage of the US population that holds these viewpoints. The blue bars indicate beliefs, orange bars represent risk perceptions, green bars signify policy support, and gray bars purport behaviors.
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