Dirty Air, Better Climate? The Effect of Air Quality on Climate Change Perception

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Brief Overview

This paper combines data from Yale and EPA to analyze the effect of “unhealthy” air days on climate change perceptions within the United States. I hypothesize that more unhealthy air days increase the thought of climate change as a threat.

Author

• Carley A Weted, American University