It's worth highlighting how much "political support" has increased since 2008. In 2020, one Marist/etc survey shows 12% of likely presidential voters list climate change as their number one priority. That's up from 2% in 2016, and puts Climate Change in the #3 spot after only the economy (21%) and coronavirus (13%). Among Democratic voters, climate change jumped to the #1 spot at 22%, and this poll came in before the wild fires on the west coast. The urgency for action exists among voters this time.
It's worth highlighting how much "political support" has increased since 2008. In 2020, one Marist/etc survey shows 12% of likely presidential voters list climate change as their number one priority. That's up from 2% in 2016, and puts Climate Change in the #3 spot after only the economy (21%) and coronavirus (13%). Among Democratic voters, climate change jumped to the #1 spot at 22%, and this poll came in before the wild fires on the west coast. The urgency for action exists among voters this time.
https://www.npr.org/2020/09/19/914233038/poll-climate-becomes-top-priority-for-democrats-trump-struggles-on-race-covid-19