Fig. 3: Partisan differences in climate contrarian claims and their geographic distribution across US Congressional speeches, 1994–2023. | Communications Sustainability

Fig. 3: Partisan differences in climate contrarian claims and their geographic distribution across US Congressional speeches, 1994–2023.

From: Large language model reveals an increase in climate contrarian speech in the United States Congress

Fig. 3: Partisan differences in climate contrarian claims and their geographic distribution across US Congressional speeches, 1994–2023.The alternative text for this image may have been generated using AI.

a Displays the total number of speeches containing each type of contrarian claim by party affiliation. b Illustrates the geographic intensity of “Solutions Won’t Work” and “Need Fossil Fuels” claims, showing speeches per member of Congress (Representatives + Senators) for each state and party combination.

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