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A political experiment may have extracted Australia from the climate wars

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To the Editor — A group of independents, running on a climate action agenda, has had stunning success in some of the most conservative electorates in Australia. The playbook used to achieve this political shift is worth examining, because it may provide clues for other countries plagued with polarization and gridlock on climate policy.

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    Matthew J. Hornsey, Cassandra M. Chapman & Samuel Pearson

  2. School of Communication and Arts, University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia

    Kelly S. Fielding

  3. School of Psychology, University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia

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Hornsey, M.J., Chapman, C.M., Fielding, K.S. et al. A political experiment may have extracted Australia from the climate wars. Nat. Clim. Chang. 12, 695–696 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-022-01431-4

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