
Don't expect extreme weather to spur climate policy change
The Science of Politics
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The Effects of Extreme Weather Events on Politics
There are two potential mechanisms through which extreme weather events can be linked to demands for climate action. One is like an extreme weather event like a hurricane and if there's more of them or bigger impacts from them, then that might cause policymakers to react. Another is just, I guess, heat waves are just overall temperature changes; either one of those would be important to actually achieving policy change.
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