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ArticleCommunications sustainability2026

Ideological polarization on anthropogenic climate change is stronger among politicians than among citizens across eight countries.

Johannes Kotz, Helge Giese, Christian Breunig, Maj-Britt Sterba, Nathalie Brack, Patrick Dumont, Marija Taflaga, Javier Olivera, Lior Sheffer, Annika Werner and 2 more

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12 authors.

Johannes KotzDepartment of Psychology, University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-3493-8913
Helge GieseCharité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-7609-0215
Christian BreunigCluster of Excellence "The Politics of Inequality", University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany.
Maj-Britt SterbaCluster of Excellence "The Politics of Inequality", University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany.
Nathalie BrackUniversité libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0003-4496-6109
Patrick DumontAustralian National University, Canberra, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-6124-8833
Marija TaflagaAustralian National University, Canberra, Australia.
Javier OliveraLuxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER), Belval Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg.
Lior ShefferTel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Annika WernerUniversity of Southampton, Southampton, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-7341-0551
Anam KuraishiUniversity of Sussex, Brighton, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-3222-807X
Wolfgang GaissmaierDepartment of Psychology, University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Despite scientific consensus on anthropogenic climate change, political orientation is often associated with climate beliefs, and such polarization may hinder mitigation efforts. Yet, few studies directly compare politicians' climate beliefs with those of citizens. Here, we used a large cross-national sample of politicians (

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Climate-change policyPsychology and behaviour

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