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· September 7, 2023

climate-justice-spring-2023-1.3

This dot plot shows the percentage of American adults, broken down by political party and ideology, who "strongly" or "somewhat" agree that people of color are more likely to be harmed by global warming due to a history of racist policies.Many Americans (34% of registered voters)think that people of color are more likely to be harmed by global warming due to a history of racist policies. Data: Climate Change in the American Mind, Spring 2023. Refer to the data tables in Appendix 1 of the report for all percentages.