We often might feel like our voices aren’t heard and that the rich have more say when it comes to affecting policy on climate change, but a new study shows that environmentalism and electing candidates with solid green credentials really can push state policies in an environmentally-friendly direction… “Efforts to mitigate emissions take a variety of forms at the state and local level and may have substantial impact even in the absence of a unified national policy,” the researchers say in the paper… Lots of people who study culture and politics think they are important [drivers of emissions levels], but it hasn’t been demonstrated with data in the past,” Rachael Shwom, environmental sociologist at Rutgers University, is quoted as saying. “That they found the strength of the environmental movement mattered… is a really important finding.”
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