Nearly 70% of Americans believe that climate change is taking place throughout the world. While
most Americans believe that climate change depends on making deep structural changes to the world’s
economies — such as ending fossil fuel extraction — people can accelerate the process in their own lives.
Assess the New Green Deal and the balance between the role that average people can play and the
macro-structural trends that impact climate change. Despite scientific evidence, not everyone believes in
climate change. Why is that the case?