Wildfire Costs Jumps, Californians Chop Climate Spending

Douglas McIntyre, Editor-in-Chief at Climate Crisis 24/7, reports that while wildfires top Californians’ list of environmental concerns, public willingness to invest in climate solutions like renewable energy is declining. A new study by the Public Policy Institute of California highlights this shift—only 40% of residents now support higher renewable energy costs, down from 56% in 2016. McIntyre calls this a troubling contradiction as climate risks rise but climate action stalls.