A recent study by the Yale Program on Climate Communications shows that Americans view climate change as an issue that will effect the country, but not them personally. This disconnect is especially worrying in states like Texas and Florida, that will be hit by climate change the most, yet only 57% of its residents view it as an imminent threat.
This relativist mindset is actually understandable. The U.S. will be impacted by climate change, but the countries that will be hit the hardest are China, India, Bangladesh, Somalia, etc. The urgency of climate change is hard to grasp anyway because of how large the scope is, but seeing research that developed countries won’t be impacted as much is very dangerous since it will undermine their efforts to reduce emissions.