ISU Rural Life Poll Finds Changes In Thought On "Climate Change" - KIWARadio.com
ISU Rural Life Poll Finds Changes In Thought On "Climate Change" - KIWA Radio
Ames, Iowa — The latest edition of the “Iowa Farm and Rural Life Poll” from Iowa State University Extension finds a few shifts in thoughts about climate change.
J. Arbuckle oversees the poll and says they first asked the climate question in 2011, and added it again this past year.
The climate change question has been asked two other times and he says the number of people who believe it is an issue dropped in the recent poll.
Arbuckle says no matter what they think, farmers are trying to react.
Arbuckle says complementary research to survey finds the same reaction from farmers.
You can see the complete 2023 poll and past polls on the Iowa State University Extension website.
Related Knowledge Center: Climate economics
Climate change is now a driver of the world’s economy. The impact is profound:
- Catastrophic weather events — hurricanes, floods, droughts, high temperatures — are more frequent and more extreme. The cost can be measured in both the initial damage caused and the longer-term impact on the economy.
- Vulnerable communities are increasing climate-related investments, hardening infrastructure and taking other protective measures.
- Investment in carbon capture and storage technologies is increasingly rapidly.
- Governments are making investments and crafting regulations to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases.
On top of all of this is the cost of uncertainty. As the Fourth National Climate Assessment, released in 2018 by the U.S. Global Change Research Program, says, “The assumption that current and future climate conditions will resemble the recent past is no longer valid.”