Huber Cited in ABC News Article on Republicans Making Misrepresentations on Climate Policies

September 3, 2024

ABC News

Matthew T. Huber

Geography & the Environment Department

Center for Environmental Policy and Administration

Program for the Advancement of Research on Conflict & Collaboration

Climate Change

Energy

Natural Resources

Political Parties

U.S. Elections

United States

ABC News

Matthew T. Huber

Climate change may not be a top concern for Republican voters for the 2024 presidential election, but that hasn't stopped many in the GOP from making misrepresentations about environmental and energy policy—a departure from the previous tactic of majority climate change denial.

Debates around energy policy, specifically regarding renewable energy versus fossil fuels, are inherently connected to climate change, in large part because fossil fuels are the largest contributor to climate change. And many Republicans are talking about oil in new ways, touting domestic oil as cleaner and more pristine than imported oil, though supporting data has been absent.

Playing into those politics are gasoline prices, which have become a partial barometer of economic security, says Matthew Huber, professor of geography and environment. He also notes that that the oil and gas industry has history of funding research that contradicts climate science.

Read more in the ABC News article, “The GOP has transitioned from climate denial to climate misrepresentation, experts say.”