Rebecca M. Todd

Polls show the gap between conservatives and liberals is widening on the issue of climate change. Shutterstock

September 18, 2019

Climate explained: Why are climate change skeptics often right‑wing conservatives?

Yu Luo, University of British Columbia; Jiaying Zhao, University of British Columbia, and Rebecca M. Todd, University of British Columbia

Vehicle emissions and industrial facilities are contributing to climate change, but many conservatives don’t believe it.

Homes are surrounded by floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey in Spring, Texas on Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)

March 1, 2018

Why some conservatives are blind to climate change

Jiaying Zhao, University of British Columbia; Jennifer Whitman, Northwestern University, and Rebecca M. Todd, University of British Columbia

Despite strong evidence that human activities have altered the climate, not everyone sees the risks. New research explains why some people seem blind to the signs of climate change.

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