Overview
- Enten showed that the share of Americans who are “greatly worried” about climate change has hovered around 35–46% since 1989 and sits at 40% in 2025.
- He said climate change places roughly 15th–20th in Gallup’s priority rankings and registers about 2% as the nation’s top issue, down from 3% in 2021.
- Summing up the trend, Enten concluded that climate advocacy and political messaging “has not really worked” with the public.
- Mediaite reported the segment followed Bill Gates’ recent remarks that climate change will not cause humanity’s demise, which framed the on-air discussion.
- Coverage from partisan outlets highlighted a shift by Democrats and major media toward talking about energy costs, while noting contested claims from some analysts that tie higher energy prices to the Biden climate agenda.