on climate change as a critical threat is 54 percentage points—the largest ... Majorities say the US government’s responses to the pandemic, climate change ... Slightly less than half of pure independents view climate change as a critical

62 57 53 53 51 49 14 19 30 35 39 36 39 44 4 5 8 7 7 8 8 6 Low birth rates Climate ... North Korea's nuclear program Iran's nuclear program The COVID-19 pandemic Climate

Climate change is creating new challenges while exacerbating all of these factors ... UN Environment Programme, “Can the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Mineral ... Less is More — 65 United Nations Environment Programme.

capture water on water-scarce lands, and capture carbon (thus exacerbating climate ... and min- eral leaching and escape and thus more vulnerable to the effects of climate ... for soil initiatives are beginning to emerge (e.g., recent UN documents on climate

A climate in crisis. ... A climate in crisis. ... Two-thirds (64%) support US participation in the Paris Agreement on climate

very serious) than the US trade deficit to China (52%), China’s impact on the environment

Democrats (73%) and Independents (59%) support undertaking joint efforts to combat climate ... cooperation, but their opposition is likely related to their lesser concern over climate ... between the US and Russia Undertaking joint efforts with Russia to combat climate

recreation that people enjoy in their free time attract talent and create an environment ... innovation and technology, which requires a strong research-and-development environment

but the COVID-19 pandemic and its ripple economic effects— as well as the climate

–– Improve the legal environment for responsible investment in African agriculture ... regional trade; further open the US market through AGOA Improve the legal environment ... They are vulnerable due to long waits in insecure environments and lack knowledge