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Faith, Morality, and the Environment

Author: Connie Roser-Renouf and Edward Maibach, George Mason University; Anthony Leiserowitz, Geoffrey Feinberg, and Seth Rosenthal, Yale University.

January 18, 2016

Survey results suggest that many Americans in the less engaged segments hold values that are consistent with a moral or religious argument for climate action. The communication of a moral perspective on global warming by religious leaders such as Pope Francis may therefore reach segments of the U.S. public that have yet to engage with the issue.