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Why climate action stalls, despite widespread popular support

Phys · · 929 words · By Laurie Parsons
climate_change Political Hegemony Global Economic Inequality

The article argues that climate action is stalled by 'hegemony,' where the interests of a political and economic elite shape societal common sense. It suggests that global inequalities and the influence of the fossil fuel industry obscure effective solutions, despite widespread public support for decarbonization.

open_in_new Read the original article: https://phys.org/news/2026-05-climate-action-stalls-widespread-popular.html

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Propaganda Score
confidence: 90%
Minor concerns. Some persuasive language detected, but largely factual.

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Loaded Language 80% confidence
Using words with strong emotional connotations to influence an audience.
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Glittering Generalities 60% confidence
Using vague, emotionally appealing phrases ('freedom', 'justice') without specifics.
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Oversimplification 70% confidence
Reducing a complex issue to a simplistic framing that distorts understanding.

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14 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“This was a conclusion that the writer and revolutionary Antonio Gramsci reached, while languishing in prison after a failed revolution against the fascist Italian dictator Benito Mussolini.”
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Wikipedia and the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy confirm Antonio Gramsci was an Italian Marxist philosopher and politician who was imprisoned under the fascist regime of Benito Mussolini.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Antonio Francesco Gramsci (UK: GRAM-shee, US: GRAHM-shee; Italian: [anˈtɔːnjo franˈtʃesko ˈɡramʃi] ; 22 January 1891 – 27 April 1937) was an Italian Marxist philosopher, linguist and politician. He …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Gramsci
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Antonio Scurati (born 25 June 1969) is an Italian writer and academic. A professor of comparative literature and creative writing at the IULM University of Milan, mass media scholar and editorialist f…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Scurati
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gian Galeazzo Ciano, 2nd Count of Cortellazzo and Buccari ( CHAH-noh, Italian: [ɡaleˈattso ˈtʃaːno]; 18 March 1903 – 11 January 1944), was an Italian diplomat and politician who served as Minister of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galeazzo_Ciano
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“he coined the term "hegemony": the conflation of power and knowledge, whereby the views and interests of a political economic elite are adopted by the rest of society as common sense.”
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Multiple sources, including the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy and Britannica, confirm Gramsci used the concept of 'hegemony' to describe how a ruling class maintains dominance through intellectual and moral leadership and the creation of 'common sense' norms.
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web search NEUTRAL — He employed the concept "hegemony" to describe a process of "intellectual and moral leadership" that embedded a ruling class across society. He rejected the economic determinism of classical Marxism i…
https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/gramsci/
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web search NEUTRAL — 🔗 Antonio Gramsci's theory of hegemony offers a powerful framework for understanding how power and dominance are maintained in society. By emphasizing the importance of culture and ideology, Gramsci's…
https://polsci.institute/political-theory/gramsci-hegemony-m…
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web search NEUTRAL — Hegemony refers to the dominance of one group over another, supported by legitimating norms and ideas. The term is often used as shorthand to describe the dominant position of a particular set of idea…
https://www.britannica.com/topic/hegemony
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“In the UK, 60% of people support net zero.”
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While search results discuss the UK's commitment to net zero and the costs involved, none of the provided evidence contains the specific statistic that '60% of people support net zero'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — .uk is the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the United Kingdom. It was first registered in July 1985, seven months after the original generic top-level domains such as .com and the first coun…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.uk
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Blok may refer to: Blok (surname) Blok (character), DC Comics character Blok M, downtown shopping area in Jakarta, Indonesia Mega Bloks, plastic building blocks produced by Mega Bloks, Incorporated T…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blok
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in northwestern Europe, off the coast of the continental mainland. It compr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom
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“In Germany, 81% of the population want to expand renewable energy, while 55% cite it as "very important to them."”
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The evidence discusses Germany's energy transition (Energiewende) and the role of renewables, but does not provide the specific percentages (81% and 55%) mentioned in the claim.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — German(s) may refer to: Germany, the country of the Germans and German things Germania (Roman era) Germans, citizens of Germany, people with German ancestry and culture For citizenship in Germany, se…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — German (Deutsch, pronounced [dɔɪ̯tʃ] ) is a West Germanic language in the Indo-European language family, mainly spoken in Western and Central Europe. It is the majority and official (or co-official) l…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_language
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Western and Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north with the Alps to the south. Its sixteen c…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany
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“In Italy, 80% of people support a renewables-only energy policy.”
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The search results for this claim returned irrelevant results about 80s music; no evidence was found regarding Italian public support for a renewables-only energy policy.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Italians (Italian: italiani, pronounced [itaˈljaːni]) are an ethnic group and nation native to the Italian geographical region. Italians share a common culture, history, ancestry and language. Their a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italians
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern and Western Europe. It consists of a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land border, as w…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Kingdom of Italy was a unitary state that existed from 17 March 1861, when Victor Emmanuel II of Sardinia was proclaimed King of Italy, until 18 June 1946, when the monarchy was abolished, followi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Italy
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“Even in the US, 57% want the government to do more to address climate change.”
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An AP-NORC poll mentioned in the web results states that 'Most in US want more action on climate change', but the specific figure of '57%' is not explicitly detailed in the provided snippet.
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web search NEUTRAL — Let us know what’s going on a little more.'' Americans are generally more likely to support than oppose many of the government actions on climate change included in the law, the poll shows.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/most-us-want-more-action-04124109…
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web search NEUTRAL — It's a platform to ask questions and connect with people who contribute unique insights and quality answers. This empowers people to learn from each other and to better understand the world.
https://www.quora.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Climate change is a threat to millions of lives. Here are some solutions to climate change, from renewable energy to limiting deforestation.
https://www.greenpeace.org.uk/challenges/climate-change/solu…
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“Almost every country has a stated commitment to decarbonization.”
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Multiple sources refer to countries having 'stated' decarbonization goals or commitments, such as the mention of Southeast Asian countries' ambitious goals and the Alliance for Industry Decarbonization.
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web search NEUTRAL — Trump has celebrated his return to office by utterly dismantling his predecessor’s signature climate bill, the Inflation Reduction Act, and vowing to stop all approvals for new renewable projects (not…
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/magazine/climate-politics…
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web search NEUTRAL — Its energy transition plan, Power Development Plan 8 (PDP8), has been repeatedly rewritten and its public release delayed, fueling concerns about how committed officials are to the country’s stated—an…
https://www.csis.org/analysis/clean-energy-and-decarbonizati…
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web search NEUTRAL — Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 5 December 2023 – Over 60 top executives and knowledge partners of the Alliance for Industry Decarbonization (AFID) held a roundtable at COP28 today and committed to raise…
https://www.irena.org/News/pressreleases/2023/Dec/Members-of…
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“Wind and solar energy are the cheapest forms of energy in history.”
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Multiple sources, including a Slashdot report and a BloombergNEF reference, state that utility-scale wind and solar are the cheapest forms of new energy generation in history.
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web search NEUTRAL — Renewable energy (also called green energy) is energy made from renewable natural resources that are replenished on a human timescale. The most widely used renewable energy types are solar energy, win…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renewable_energy
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web search NEUTRAL — Solar, wind and batteries are now almost always cheaper than any other energy source. The "free market" will take care of implementation.In a bucket, utility-scale solar and wind are the cheapest form…
https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/08/24/0022205/solar-energ…
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web search NEUTRAL — Wind and solar energy world map 2012 2050. Hydro is expected to see “very modest growth”, being constrained by resource availability, while BloombergNEF’s research shows nuclear staying “practically f…
https://smallcaps.com.au/article/wind-solar-energy-cheapest-…
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“Yet a record quantity of carbon was pumped into the atmosphere last year.”
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“And record amounts of coal, oil and gas are still being extracted from Earth.”
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“global garment production is on course to triple in size by 2050”
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“According to the UN's International Labor Organization, 70% of workers experience heat stress throughout the year.”
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“That figure falls to 29% in Europe and rises to 93% in sub-Saharan Africa.”
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“a farmer is almost twice as likely as a garment worker to experience changing rainfall patterns”
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