New polling suggests climate change remains far from the top of Americans’ concerns despite years of political attention and government efforts to address it.

Polling highlighted by CNN found climate change ranked 14th among issues voters consider important, with only 3% identifying it as a priority. Another measure found 39% of Americans consider climate change a ‘very big problem.’ That figure stood at 40% a decade ago. Public opinion on the cause of rising temperatures has also moved relatively little. In 2016, 45% of Americans said human activity was causing the Earth to warm. That number has increased to 48% today.

Public attitudes toward climate change have changed relatively little over the past decade despite sustained attention from governments and environmental groups. Some high-profile predictions about the timing or severity of environmental damage have also been revised as conditions developed differently than expected.

Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is one example, as parts of the reef have recently recorded strong coral growth after years of warnings about its deterioration. Against that backdrop, the polling shows climate change remains a concern for many Americans but has not risen to the level of urgency seen with other major issues.

Public polling has a direct and heavy influence on which issues receive political attention and how much during an election year. If only 3% of voters identify climate change as a leading concern, candidates don’t have much incentive to make it central to their midterm campaigns. Issues such as the economy, immigration, healthcare, and public safety could command more attention if voters consistently rank them higher…

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Although climate change has become a fixture of political campaigns and corporate planning over the past couple of decades, public opinion has barely moved on several basic measures. The share of Americans who attribute warming to human activity increased by only 3 points over a decade, while the share calling climate change a 'very big problem' actually slipped slightly. That suggests the issue may have reached a political ceiling with much of the public.

More scientific reports or warnings alone are not necessarily persuading people who remain unconvinced. For environmental groups and policymakers, that creates a different problem than simple lack of awareness, as Americans have heard the arguments for years and many have simply assigned climate change a lower priority than the people and institutions trying to elevate it.

Candidates have limited attention and political capital, and any issue that consistently sits near the bottom of voters’ priorities is far less likely to be addressed by campaigns when households are focused on problems they consider more urgent.

The lack of public interest and urgency in climate change issues may lead elected officials to become more selective about pursuing policies that demand major sacrifices from voters while offering benefits that could take decades to measure. Climate proposals that once survived largely on environmental arguments may not hold up as well when questioned about their actual effectiveness and tradeoffs.

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