This is true. But it's been true for a long time. Ask any climate scientist who's on the front lines of climate communications too.
And it's the result of decades of focused investment by the fossil fuels industry in the Republican party and their disinformation machine.
Climate Is Now a Culture War Issue https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/07/opinion/climate-is-now-a-culture-war-issue.html?unlocked_article_code=_RJaDF-Tx2MJubt7FSgsUxaoDC8uVcFc9PUfnVE1ugAeVBesyt-ZRUG7Qnv70gQ9Oxt4HQaOCWZT9JUGBVpCpt63nfddGHB-ulRmJecBRey72VkP2G0cGSI15OM92dGFyl4QktiqCKzX8ZfN24_hawPLNjIdH1ONNPN0T22E2D1NozrSMkdfHAu6pU4ynxoX5l4vUX5UZKwb25qUzkeFE79WOZFRdL590JtsvR3W4-9v3Mc60eJJoOyiOtznvPWVP45C_Sm8tFDXOovxovK_6qwMr-pelcXbxzb8F7WqQrEkcFaS4DzJHb8GxWIM8QZ7FEiKSxaf1iJaEKfzdOLuVivG6fGogSjI-FDpqg&smid=nytcore-android-share