How we follow climate change: climate news use and attitudes in eight countries https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/how-we-follow-climate-change-climate-news-use-and-attitudes-eight-countries we also see that only around 40% say that they know at least a moderate amount about ‘global policy initiatives to tackle climate change’ and their ‘government’s key policies on climate change’.
https://idronline.org/article/climate-emergency/what-do-people-think-of-climate-news/
Respondents cite a multitude of reasons for avoiding climate news—absence of new information, negative effects on their mood, being worn out by the amount of climate change news they see, and its untrustworthiness.
This lack of trust in climate news is due to the persistence of misinformation. Research suggests that the spread of climate change misinformation continues to undermine public support for climate action. When asked about the sources of climate change misinformation, respondents cited the same sources that they use to access climate news. Online news, social media, and messaging apps were mentioned as sources of misinformation. In line with this, climate news misinformation was the highest for India, where 38 percent respondents reported coming across climate change misinformation on a regular basis.
Comment on Whatsapp JD. As with other reports, this one stays clear of going deeper into the "political economy" of climate action. Most would like to believe that individual actions can bring about change.. but fear that their individual lives are too intrinsically linked to Climate Change Economy.