The development of partisan polarization over the Green New Deal

Nature Climate Change, Published online: 18 November 2019; doi:10.1038/s41558-019-0621-7

Opinions on climate policy in the United States are politically polarized. Here, survey research shows that opinion polarization on the Green New Deal developed rapidly due to decreasing support among Republicans, which was associated with exposure to conservative media and increasing familiarity with the policy.