Time - USA (2022-04-25)

59

(^20162017)
2018
2019
2020

2021

56 %^60 %

57 %

54 %

59 %

54 %

47 %

39 %

38 %

54 %

37 %

38 %

31 %

32 %

21 %

21 %

22 %

9 %

10 %

9 %

10 %

68 %

71 %

75 %

91 %

88 %

87 %

BROAD CLIMATE TERMS

Includes the most general words

and phrases such as climate

change, global warming, and

climate crisis

SUSTAINABLE PRINCIPLES

Corporate ideologies, like the buzzy

term ESG—environmental, social,

governance—plus closed loop and

other sustainability-jargon terms

CLIMATE EFFECTS

Terms relating to the physical

effects of climate change: sea

levels, biodiversity, wildfires,

extreme weather, and the like

CLIMATE CAUSES

Greenhouse gases, CO 2 , carbon

emissions, methane, and other

atmospheric terms

ENERGY TRANSITION

Clean energy, renewables, energy

efficiency, and others

SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

Fair trade, social impact, shared

value, and related lingo

CLIMATE GOALS

Target-related idioms including

net zero, carbon-neutral, and

decarbonize

CLIMATE MEASUREMENT

Assessment terms such as carbon

footprint, Scope 3, and SASB—

the Sustainability Accounting

Standards Board

OFFSETS

Specific references to compensating

for emissions, like carbon capture

and carbon pricing