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Theo Baldwin Edwards
Hi! I am a Sophomore at Wesleyan majoring in Film Studies and pursuing the minor in Data Analysis. Living in New Orleans has made me very conscious of how climate change disproportionately affects environmentally fragile areas, like the Gulf Coast. This interest takes form in my project as I analyze two factors that influence why people may care for climate change differently.
Abstract: The climate crisis poses a risk to younger generations in the coming years and threatens older generations in the present day. In 2022, people 65 and older made up 17.3% of the U.S. population (ACL 2024). The American National Election Studies shows that respondents who voted in a presidential primary or caucus tend to rate the importance of climate change higher. Respondents, grouped by age (18-29, 30-44, 45-64, and 65-80), rate climate change less important as they grow older. Voting in elections maintains the most significant relationship with favorable climate views throughout the presidential elections of 2012, 2016, and 2020.
Zoom link: https://wesleyan.zoom.us/j/96389251361
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