Black voters are one of the U.S. groups most affected by climate change, but few studies have examined their preferences for climate change policies. New research from Manann Donoghoe, Justin Lall, and Andre M. Perry helps to fill this gap.
They find that Black voters in most states are more concerned about the threat of climate change than the national average, and that Black voters are more likely to take action to address climate change. Understanding how race and ethnicity influence voter responses to climate impacts and climate policies is critical, the authors emphasize.
88% of Black voters are concerned about climate change to some degree—9.6 percentage points higher than the national average.
A warning call about Ukraine and Putin
As Congress debates how much more aid to authorize for Ukraine, Fiona Hill spoke with Maura Reynolds of Politico about what is at stake for the war effort. “Ukraine has become a battlefield now for America and America’s own future—whether we see it or not—for our own defensive posture and preparedness, for our reputation and our leadership,” Hill told Reynolds. “For Putin, Ukraine is a proxy war against the United States, to remove the United States from the world stage.”
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