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Angry politics fails the climate

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Partisan politics is characterized by pejorative generalizations across opposition groups, but, similar to the groups being derogated, not all partisans are the same. Understanding the nature of partisan opposition to climate policy may help promote bipartisan projects to mitigate climate change.

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Spence, A., Ogunbode, C.A. Angry politics fails the climate. Nat. Clim. Chang. 13, 13–14 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-022-01567-3

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